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Metals USA Specialty Metals Northcentral, Inc.

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Fractures — NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Metals USA Specialty Metals Northcentral, Inc. in NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS
Employer Metals USA Specialty Metals Northcentral, Inc. Report ID 20171110859
Address 3000 Shermer Rd. City, State ZIP NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062
Event Date November 10, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Industry (NAICS) 333516 Inspection # 1292795
GPS Coordinates 42.09000, -87.83000

Incident Narrative

On November 11, 2017, an employee suffered a hand fracture while attempting to stop a coil from falling off a horse.

Incident Summary

On November 10, 2017, a worker at Metals USA Specialty Metals Northcentral, Inc. in NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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