Sievert Electric Service & Sales Company
Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — SKOKIE, Illinois
| Employer | Sievert Electric Service & Sales Company |
| Address | 7450 N. McCormick Boulevard |
| City, State ZIP | SKOKIE, Illinois 60076 |
| Report ID | 2015119006 |
| Event Date | November 24, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Thigh(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Beams-unattached metal |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333923 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.01638, -87.71147 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was assisting in moving a monorail frame steel structure by rigging the frame to a winch and roust about. The steel cable carrying a 1,800 pound steel beam snapped and the steel beam fell to the floor, bounced, and struck the employee on the upper left leg and breaking the femur bone.
Incident Summary
On November 24, 2015, a worker at Sievert Electric Service & Sales Company in SKOKIE, Illinois suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, n.e.c., with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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