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Contractors Access Equipment Co., Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Contractors Access Equipment Co., Inc. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer Contractors Access Equipment Co., Inc. Report ID 20161211819
Address 2550 S. Wabash Ave. City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60626
Event Date December 20, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Ceiling tiles
Secondary Source Ceilings
Industry (NAICS) 423390 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.84000, -87.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to set up a scaffold when a piece of clay tile/ceiling debris fell from the ceiling and struck the employee's lower back, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On December 20, 2016, a worker at Contractors Access Equipment Co., Inc. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with ceiling tiles identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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