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Worthington Industries Engineered Cabs

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Worthington Industries Engineered Cabs in WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Worthington Industries Engineered Cabs Report ID 2017099256
Address 315 Airport Drive City, State ZIP WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA 57201
Event Date September 27, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Secondary Source Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423140 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.92000, -97.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to detach two items that became stuck together on adjacent conveyor lines when the employee became pinched between them, suffering rib and pelvic fractures.

Incident Summary

On September 27, 2017, a worker at Worthington Industries Engineered Cabs in WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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