Webco Manufacturing, Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — OLATHE, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Webco Manufacturing, Inc. in OLATHE, KANSAS
Employer Webco Manufacturing, Inc. Report ID 2023076914
Address 20570 W 162th St City, State ZIP OLATHE, KANSAS 66062
Event Date July 31, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Metal materials-nonstructural, unspecified
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 332322 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 38.83000, -94.82000

Incident Narrative

An employee was feeding steel parts through a brushing machine. As the employee picked up a part on the top of the stack, the other steel parts tipped off the edge of the pallet and fell, striking the employee's foot. They sustained a big toe fracture and swelling to the other toes.

Incident Summary

On July 31, 2023, a worker at Webco Manufacturing, Inc. in OLATHE, KANSAS suffered fractures to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with metal materials-nonstructural, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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