HexArmor Industry Applications Guide

#1 in needlestick and puncture protection Protect agriculture workers with the best puncture- and needlestick-resistant PPE on the market

Needlestick, needle-related, and puncture injuries are a daily hazard for workers in agricultural production, as many livestock producers carry out routine veterinary and maintenance work themselves. This includes administering vaccinations, using heavy machinery, equipment and structure repair, landscaping, and more.

Medical complications from farm-related needlestick injuries can be debilitating, costly, and lead to loss of work time and productivity. Common injuries that can occur are skin infections, allergic reactions, and deep tissue wounds that would require surgery. However, some less common but more serious injuries from farm-related needlestick injury include miscarriages due to hormone products that were in the syringes, a serious cardiovascular event, suppression or coma, systemic infections, and allergic reactions to antibiotics.

Hazards

The key to protection SuperFabric ® brand material*

HexArmor ® sets the industry standard for puncture and needle protection by layering SuperFabric ® brand material within various glove solutions to protect against the most dangerous hazards encountered in the agriculture industry. How does it work? SuperFabric ® blocks and arrests sharps hazards from reaching the skin with rigid guard plates attached to flexible fabric, preventing life-changing injuries and saving millions in medical expenses.

Needles

Splinters

Nails

Barbed wire

Thorns/prickers

Other sharps

Needle exposure can cost from $5,000

for initial evalution to $36,000 for ongoing treatment

Outer shell

Skin surface

(American Hospital Association)

of patients required hospital admission 2/3 with needlestick injuries related to animal injection

80%

OF FARMING WORKERS& 73%

working in animal agriculture have accidentally stuck themselves WITHANEEDLE OF SWINE VETERINARIANS

SuperFabric ®

Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center

Journal of Agromedicine