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CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at CHICAGO TRIBUNE in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer CHICAGO TRIBUNE Report ID 2016053650
Address 777 W. CHICAGO AVE. City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60610
Event Date May 1, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Industry (NAICS) 511110 Inspection # 1148552
GPS Coordinates 41.89000, -87.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee's leg was pinned between two 1200lb rolls of newspaper.

Incident Summary

On May 1, 2016, a worker at CHICAGO TRIBUNE in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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