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Woolf Distributing Company*

Injured by physical contact during horseplay — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Woolf Distributing Company* in WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS
Employer Woolf Distributing Company* Report ID 20181010246
Address 1625 W. Lake Shore Drive City, State ZIP WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS 60098
Event Date October 3, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Injured by physical contact during horseplay Source of Injury Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
Secondary Source Stapling tools-electric or pneumatic
Industry (NAICS) 423330 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.29000, -88.41000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were engaged in horseplay with an industrial staple gun when the gun fired, impaling an employee on the right side of the abdomen. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Incident Summary

On October 3, 2018, a worker at Woolf Distributing Company* in WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as injured by physical contact during horseplay, with co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 25 severe injury reports involving "Injured by physical contact during horseplay" incidents in our database. Browse all Injured by physical contact during horseplay injuries.

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