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Concrete Specialties Co. (Elgin)

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ELGIN, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Concrete Specialties Co. (Elgin) in ELGIN, ILLINOIS
Employer Concrete Specialties Co. (Elgin) Report ID 2017087656
Address 1375 Gifford Road City, State ZIP ELGIN, ILLINOIS 60120
Event Date August 10, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
Secondary Source Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 3273 Inspection # 1255548
GPS Coordinates 42.00000, -88.24000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a hammer to scrape concrete off a mud belt on a moving conveyor. When the hammer contacted the conveyor belt, it struck his hand and injured his right thumb.

Incident Summary

On August 10, 2017, a worker at Concrete Specialties Co. (Elgin) in ELGIN, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with hammers, except sledge-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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