Manufactured Housing Enterprises Inc.

Struck by discharged object or substance - Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds - BRYAN, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Manufactured Housing Enterprises Inc. in BRYAN, Ohio
Employer Manufactured Housing Enterprises Inc.
Address 09302 Us Highway 6
City, State ZIP BRYAN, Ohio 43506
Report ID 2018088483
Event Date August 17, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance
Source of Injury Staples
Secondary Source Stapling tools-electric or pneumatic
Industry (NAICS) 321991
Inspection # 1341936
GPS Coordinates 41.43000, -84.64000

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Incident Narrative

On August 17, 2018, an employee was stepping over a rafter while holding a pneumatic staple gun when the gun hit the employee's right ankle and shot a staple into it. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On August 17, 2018, a worker at Manufactured Housing Enterprises Inc. in BRYAN, Ohio suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with staples identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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