Fractures

Name: Fractures at R.C.M. Industries, Inc. dba Aallied Die Casting Company of Illinois
Start: 3/2/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017032002 · 3/2/2017 · R.C.M. Industries, Inc. dba Aallied Die Casting Company of Illinois

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple head locations
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
Secondary source: Casting machinery

Employer

Name: R.C.M. Industries, Inc. dba Aallied Die Casting Company of Illinois
Location: 3021 Cullerton Dr., FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
NAICS: 331523
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the hydraulic pressure setting on a 1200- ton die casting machine when a component of the machine broke free and struck the employee in the face resulting in injuries requiring hospitalization. The employee sustained a fractured eye socket and a fracture to the back of the head.

Source

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