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R&R General Contractors, Inc

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Fractures — DECATUR, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at R&R General Contractors, Inc in DECATUR, ILLINOIS
Employer R&R General Contractors, Inc Report ID 2017031915
Address 4666 Faries Parkway City, State ZIP DECATUR, ILLINOIS 62526
Event Date March 1, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary Source Overhead hoists, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.86000, -88.88000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a piece of steel plate with a hoist. The steel plate swung into the employee's lower left leg, fracturing it.

Incident Summary

On March 1, 2017, a worker at R&R General Contractors, Inc in DECATUR, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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