Champion Home Builders, Inc.

Struck by discharged object or substance - Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds - LAKE CITY, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Champion Home Builders, Inc. in LAKE CITY, Florida
Employer Champion Home Builders, Inc.
Address 1915 SE State Road 100
City, State ZIP LAKE CITY, Florida 32025
Report ID 2023109808
Event Date October 24, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance
Source of Injury Staples
Secondary Source Stapling tools-electric or pneumatic
Industry (NAICS) 321991
GPS Coordinates 30.17103, -82.57910

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Incident Narrative

On October 24, 2023, an employee was working on an assembly line to assemble the roof of a manufactured home. He was using a staple gun when it shot a staple into his right thigh just above the kneecap.

Incident Summary

On October 24, 2023, a worker at Champion Home Builders, Inc. in LAKE CITY, Florida suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with staples identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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