Zephyr Products, Inc.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker - Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds - LEAVENWORTH, Kansas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Zephyr Products, Inc. in LEAVENWORTH, Kansas
Employer Zephyr Products, Inc.
Address 3030 Wilson Avenue
City, State ZIP LEAVENWORTH, Kansas 66048
Report ID 2023021626
Event Date February 20, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source of Injury Welding, cutting, and blow torches
Industry (NAICS) 332322
GPS Coordinates 39.28692, -94.89980

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Incident Narrative

An employee was MIG welding when the welding wire poked through his glove and contacted his left little finger. The employee was hospitalized for a bacterial infection.

Incident Summary

On February 20, 2023, a worker at Zephyr Products, Inc. in LEAVENWORTH, Kansas suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with welding, cutting, and blow torches identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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