Hesston, KS —
OSHA Injury Report: Excel Industries Inc.
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Excel Industries Inc. in Hesston, KS 67062 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was test Lab Operator 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
- Plant 3 Test Lab
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Using hoist to install seat weight pack
What happened
Finger smash Testing Hoist Hook After installing a seat weight pack onto a test unit EE was putting the hoist out of the way. The EE hooked the hoist hook to the bottom of the jib arm. When the slack was taken out of the chain the EE 's left middle finger was crushed between the hook and the metal lip of the jib arm. First aid was given to mitigate bleeding and the EE was transported to the emergency room.
Injury or illness
0003 - Caught In Under or Between 3600 - Finger(s) 1300 - Crushing 1300 - Caught In Under or Between NOC
Object or substance involved
1300 - Caught In Under or Between NOC
Summary line
Finger smash Testing Hoist Hook
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Test Lab Operator
- SOC code
- 51-9061 — Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
- 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 #
- 45527
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:30
- Time of incident
- 11:10
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 28JAN2025:22:09:00
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.