Buresh Buildings, Inc.

Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. — Fractures — MOUND CITY, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Buresh Buildings, Inc. in MOUND CITY, ILLINOIS
Employer Buresh Buildings, Inc. Report ID 2015051783
Address 300 Enterprise Street City, State ZIP MOUND CITY, ILLINOIS 62963
Event Date May 15, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. Source of Injury Cranes, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection # 1064697
GPS Coordinates 37.08000, -89.16000

Incident Narrative

Three employees were operating a crane on the jobsite. They were getting ready to take some spouting and needed more length on the sling, so they had to remove the jib. The person on the crane platform was attempting to remove the jib and could not get it. Another employee came to help take the pin out. Once they removed the pin, the jib fell on the employee who was trying to remove the pin, breaking his right leg.

Incident Summary

On May 15, 2015, a worker at Buresh Buildings, Inc. in MOUND CITY, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c., with cranes, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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