VVF Kansas Services LLC

Exposure through unintentional needlestick or sharp injury — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — KANSAS CITY, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at VVF Kansas Services LLC in KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
Employer VVF Kansas Services LLC Report ID 2019010582
Address 1705 Kansas Ave. City, State ZIP KANSAS CITY, KANSAS 66105
Event Date January 17, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure through unintentional needlestick or sharp injury Source of Injury Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Secondary Source Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325611 Inspection # 1376766
GPS Coordinates 39.08000, -94.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on the product fill line when the product injection needle injected into the employee's hand, wrist, and arm, requiring hospitalization. The injection needle was guarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On January 17, 2019, a worker at VVF Kansas Services LLC in KANSAS CITY, KANSAS suffered poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure through unintentional needlestick or sharp injury, with chemicals and chemical products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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