HENKELS & MC COY, INC.
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle — Concussions — PINGREE GROVE, ILLINOIS
| Employer | HENKELS & MC COY, INC. | Report ID | 2017109692 |
| Address | Route 72 & Reinking Rd. | City, State ZIP | PINGREE GROVE, ILLINOIS 60140 |
| Event Date | October 9, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Concussions | Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Source of Injury | Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Excavating machinery, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237120 | Inspection # | 1270724 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.79000, -74.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On October 9, 2017, at approximately 10:00 a.m., a traveling crew was working on a new natural gas pipeline installation. The crew was forcefully inserting a plunger (under mechanical pressure from an excavator) into the pipeline for standard pipe cleaning when its apparatus became disconnected from the excavator and flew out, striking the injured employee in the head/face. He lost consciousness and suffered a concussion, multiple contusions, multiple abrasions, and fractures to the nose and nasal cavity. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On October 9, 2017, a worker at HENKELS & MC COY, INC. in PINGREE GROVE, ILLINOIS suffered concussions to the brain. The incident was classified as struck by dislodged flying object, particle, with tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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