Fractures

Name: Fractures at AREA ERECTORS, INC.
Start: 1/6/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017010135 · 1/6/2017 · AREA ERECTORS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: AREA ERECTORS, INC.
Location: 6605 Monee-Manhattan Road, MONEE, ILLINOIS, 60449
NAICS: 238120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On January 7, 2017, at approximately 2:40 p.m., an employee was attempting to lay out structural steel pieces with the assistance of a forklift truck. A steel truss fell over and struck the employee's legs resulting in fractures and crushing injuries to both lower legs.

Source

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