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STARCON INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — NEW LENOX, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at STARCON INTERNATIONAL, INC. in NEW LENOX, ILLINOIS
Employer STARCON INTERNATIONAL, INC. Report ID 2015118860
Address 2100 Ellis Ct. City, State ZIP NEW LENOX, ILLINOIS 60451
Event Date November 23, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Metal plates, metal panels
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.52000, -88.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker demolish a fin fan part that was recently replaced on a cooling unit at the chemical plant. The employee's coworker was tasked with torch cutting a 15 feet x 25 feet, 3/16-inch steel fin fan part into smaller pieces for demolition and removal from the site. The employee was standing 6 to 8 feet away from the torch cutting operation. While the coworker was torch cutting the tail-end area on the fin fan, a side panel that measured 19 feet x 4.5 feet and weighed approximately 650 lbs. came off and fell, striking the employee in the right leg. The employee's right tibia and fibula were fractured.

Incident Summary

On November 23, 2015, a worker at STARCON INTERNATIONAL, INC. in NEW LENOX, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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