Quality Tool, Inc.
Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c. — Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. — BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Quality Tool, Inc. | Report ID | 2022053918 |
| Address | 301 SUNRISE RIDGE ROAD | City, State ZIP | BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA 57006 |
| Event Date | May 5, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. | Body Part | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Punch presses | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332710 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.30000, -96.76000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a coil-fed hydraulic punch press when a strip of material jammed in the die. The employee removed the guide rails and cleared the jam. The employee then re-secured the guide rails to the bottom die set by tightening the bolts. The employee then cycled the press, and a 2-inch guide rail shot out of the die and embedded in the employee's right side directly below the chest cavity causing a laceration, blunt force trauma, and a bruised liver. The employee required hospitalization and surgery.
Incident Summary
On May 5, 2022, a worker at Quality Tool, Inc. in BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c., with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 38 severe injury reports involving "Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c. injuries.
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