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GCA EDUCATION SERVICES CENTRAL STATES, INC.

Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages — SKOKIE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GCA EDUCATION SERVICES CENTRAL STATES, INC. in SKOKIE, ILLINOIS
Employer GCA EDUCATION SERVICES CENTRAL STATES, INC. Report ID 2016043632
Address 9800 Lawler Av.e City, State ZIP SKOKIE, ILLINOIS 60077
Event Date April 30, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages Body Part Brain
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Lamp posts, street lights
Secondary Source Drums, pulleys, sheaves
Industry (NAICS) 561720 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.06000, -87.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance to a street light in a parking lot. The employee was cranking down on a come-along with a steel cable. The connector between the cable and the lamp broke causing the lamp to swing and strike the employee in the head. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 30, 2016, a worker at GCA EDUCATION SERVICES CENTRAL STATES, INC. in SKOKIE, ILLINOIS suffered cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages to the brain. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, n.e.c., with lamp posts, street lights identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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