Fractures

Name: Fractures at DEKALB FORGE COMPANY
Start: 7/12/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076258 · 7/12/2016 · DEKALB FORGE COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Forging machinery

Employer

Name: DEKALB FORGE COMPANY
Location: 1832 EAST PLEASANT STREET, DEKALB, ILLINOIS, 60115
NAICS: 332111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping a forging hammer operator and was attempting to release a part lodged inside the hammer. The employee's hand tool became caught inside the point of operation and broke when the machine cycled. A piece of the hand tool ejected and struck the employee, breaking bones and lacerating the employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown