Hesston, KS —
OSHA Injury Report: Excel Industries Inc.
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Excel Industries Inc. in Hesston, KS 67062 resulted in days away from work. Employee was senior Automation Controls Engineer in grass mowing equipment, powered lawn and garden, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Excel Industries Inc.
- Parent company
- Stanley Black and Decker
- Street
- 200 S Ridge Rd
- City
- Hesston
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 67062
- On-site location
- Hesston - Deck Cell
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
Before the incident
EE was trouble shooting pneumatic valve on robot deck cell cell #1
What happened
Finger laceration robot weld cell automation engineering troubleshooting valve The EE was laying down and commanded the PLC to engage the pneumatic clamp. After this the EE reached up grabbing the table to pull themself up. When the EE grabbed the table the clamp engaged clamping down on the EE’s middle finger. Another EE shut air valve and pried the clamp open to release the finger.
Injury or illness
0010 - Contact With 3600 - Finger(s) 4000 - Laceration 1000 - Caught In Between-Machine or Machinery
Object or substance involved
1000 - Caught In Between-Machine or Machinery
Summary line
Finger laceration robot weld cell automation engineering troubleshooting valve
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Senior Automation Controls Engineer
- SOC code
- 17-2141 — Mechanical Engineers
- NAICS code
- 333112 — Grass mowing equipment, powered lawn and garden, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 512
- Total hours worked
- 1065715
- Establishment ID
- 1274875
- Employer case #
- 46516
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00
- Time of incident
- 15:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 28JAN2025:22:02:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.