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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017098946 · 9/18/2017 · TC Industries, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Scaffolds-staging, unspecified

Employer

Name
TC Industries, Inc.
Location
3703 S. Route 31, CRYSTAL LAKE, ILLINOIS, 60012
NAICS
332811
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On September 18, 2017, at approximately 11:55 p.m., employees were re-installing furnace ducts after replacing the duct rollers. The injured employee was working from an unguarded service platform located about 6 to 7 feet above the adjacent floor level when he fell and struck his lower back against a guardrail that was temporarily placed below the service platform. He fractured his vertebrae and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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