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Castwell Products, LLC

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Fractures — SKOKIE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Castwell Products, LLC in SKOKIE, ILLINOIS
Employer Castwell Products, LLC Report ID 2015010260
Address 7800 N. Austin Ave. City, State ZIP SKOKIE, ILLINOIS 60077
Event Date January 8, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Overhead hoists-pneumatic powered
Industry (NAICS) 331511 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.02000, -87.77000

Incident Narrative

Employee was troubleshooting a monorail lift station. A pneumatic hoist rail on a cylinder was lowered to troubleshoot the equipment. It caught the tip of the employee's boot, fracturing two toes on the right foot.

Incident Summary

On January 8, 2015, a worker at Castwell Products, LLC in SKOKIE, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with overhead hoists-pneumatic powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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