Lexington, KY ·
OSHA Injury Report: Johnson Controls
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Johnson Controls in 2492 Palumbo Dr, Lexington, KY 40509 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was assembly Worker st Shift in sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Johnson Controls
- Parent company
- Johnson Controls
- Street
- 2492 Palumbo Dr
- City
- Lexington
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 40509
- On-site location
- Shipping
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 13
Before the incident
The employee was building the corner of a pallet for an order by themself with no one to help stabilize the boards.
What happened
The employee was building the corner of a pallet in the shipping department with a staple gun by themself. The employee fired a staple into the top of the free-standing wood board for the corner or the crate and the staple splintered out of the side of the board and punctured the base of their left index finger. The puncture was not reported to the supervisor at the time of the incident but only to a co worker who is not trained in first aid gave them a band aid and they continued to work the rest of the day. They came in the following morning with swelling and pain in the same area. The wound was treated in the first aid room with antiseptic spray and a new band aid. Later in the day the employee complained of pain and asked to be seen at the clinic. The clinic did an x ray that showed no broken bones or material in the finger but with the swelling and pain the employee was prescribed an antibiotic and given a splint to stabilize the finger to heal.
Injury or illness
Nature of Injury Illness:: Puncture; Body Part(s):: Hand - Finger 1 Index(Left)
Object or substance involved
A discharged staple from a staple gun the splintered out of the side of the board and into their finger.
Summary line
Nature of Injury Illness:: Puncture; Cause of Injury Illness::Struck By Moving Object; Body Part(s):: Hand - Finger 1 Index(Left); Object Substance:: A discharged staple from a staple gun the splintered out of the side of the board and into their finger
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Assembly Worker st Shift
- SOC code
- 51-2099: Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
- NAICS code
- 332322: Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 202
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 373,543
- EIN
- 431845398
- Establishment ID
- 918966
- Employer case #
- B100051339
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 10:45
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-08
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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