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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2016021048 · 2/3/2016 · REX VAULT & MAUSOLEUM SERVICE, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head, unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source
Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
REX VAULT & MAUSOLEUM SERVICE, INC.
Location
807 E Jourdan St, NEWTON, ILLINOIS, 62448
NAICS
327390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was struck in the head while removing a concrete form used to manufacture burial vaults. The form was being removed when a bar swung and hit the employee in the head, knocking him to the ground. The employee was standing on the floor at the time and was wearing a protective helmet. He was hospitalized after being knocked unconscious with a cut to the head.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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