REX VAULT & MAUSOLEUM SERVICE, INC.

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. - Cuts, lacerations - NEWTON, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at REX VAULT & MAUSOLEUM SERVICE, INC. in NEWTON, Illinois
Employer REX VAULT & MAUSOLEUM SERVICE, INC.
Address 807 E Jourdan St
City, State ZIP NEWTON, Illinois 62448
Report ID 2016021048
Event Date February 3, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Head, unspecified
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 327390
GPS Coordinates 38.98000, -88.15000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was struck in the head while removing a concrete form used to manufacture burial vaults. The form was being removed when a bar swung and hit the employee in the head, knocking him to the ground. The employee was standing on the floor at the time and was wearing a protective helmet. He was hospitalized after being knocked unconscious with a cut to the head.

Incident Summary

On February 3, 2016, a worker at REX VAULT & MAUSOLEUM SERVICE, INC. in NEWTON, Illinois suffered cuts, lacerations to the head, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with structural elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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