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The Steel Works, LLC

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at The Steel Works, LLC in GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS
Employer The Steel Works, LLC Report ID 2015011013
Address 1020 Niedringhaus Ave City, State ZIP GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS 62040
Event Date January 31, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Girders, beams, structural steel
Secondary Source Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Industry (NAICS) 331221 Inspection # 1027935
GPS Coordinates 38.70000, -90.16000

Incident Narrative

An employee operating a pendant-controlled overhead crane was injured when they were moving banded strips of steel to place them into storage. Some of the steel was dropped and the employee received a leg injury.

Incident Summary

On January 31, 2015, a worker at The Steel Works, LLC in GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with girders, beams, structural steel identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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