Fractures

Name: Fractures at Commonwealth Edison Company
Start: 5/21/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018054977 · 5/21/2018 · Commonwealth Edison Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Vises, clamps
Secondary source: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Commonwealth Edison Company
Location: The Corner of Wolf Road And Roosevelt Road, HILLSIDE, ILLINOIS, 60162
NAICS: 221118
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was part of a crew that was replacing piping and cable. While removing a pipe with a C-clamp, his left thumb and index fingers were caught between the C-clamp, causing an open fracture on his hand that required surgery.

Source

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