Hi-Tech Industial Services, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Fractures - NEWTON, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Hi-Tech Industial Services, Inc. in NEWTON, Illinois
Employer Hi-Tech Industial Services, Inc.
Address 6725 N 500th Street
City, State ZIP NEWTON, Illinois 62448
Report ID 2016043604
Event Date April 29, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Compactors, crushers, pulverizers-earth, mineral
Industry (NAICS) 221112
Inspection # 1145354
GPS Coordinates 38.94000, -88.27000

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Incident Narrative

An employee's hand was broken while attempting to remove coal debris from between the journal and the table of the 2E coal mill base.

Incident Summary

On April 29, 2016, a worker at Hi-Tech Industial Services, Inc. in NEWTON, Illinois suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with compactors, crushers, pulverizers-earth, mineral identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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