Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at E.J. Basler Co.
Start: 8/5/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021086551 · 8/5/2021 · E.J. Basler Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
Source: Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
Secondary source: Bundles, bales

Employer

Name: E.J. Basler Co.
Location: 9511 Ainslie Street, SCHILLER PARK, ILLINOIS, 60176
NAICS: 333513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a bundle of solid brass rods with an overhead crane. After being set on the floor, the bundle separated; rods rolled onto the employee's feet, crushing them.

Source

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