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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2016010196 · 1/9/2016 · DeZurik APCO Hilton

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Valves, nozzles
Secondary source
Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name
DeZurik APCO Hilton
Location
1420 S. Wright Blvd., SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS, 60193
NAICS
332911
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a valve body with a hoist from a CNC Machine to the side of the machine. The valve body slipped from the clamps that were holding it and hit the employee in the right leg between the knee and ankle. His leg broke.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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