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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017054724 · 5/25/2017 · W.R. Weis Company, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Metal plates, metal panels

Employer

Name
W.R. Weis Company, Inc.
Location
455 W. Superior St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60654
NAICS
238140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was installing insulation. A 4' x 4' insulated metal panel slipped from the hoisting clamp, bounced and ricocheted off the building, and struck the employee's left arm fracturing it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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