Gesell's Pump Sales and Service, Inc.
Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. — Cuts, lacerations — BENTON, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Gesell's Pump Sales and Service, Inc. | Report ID | 20171211664 |
| Address | Benton Oil Field | City, State ZIP | BENTON, ILLINOIS 62812 |
| Event Date | December 8, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Multiple face locations |
| Event Type | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.97000, -88.94000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On 12/8/2017, at 4:00 p.m., employee #1 was on a truck containing racks of 25-foot sucker rods helping to offload the rods to employee #2, who was stationed on the ground. Employee #1 dropped his end of the sucker rod, which struck the ground. The impact caused a wave motion to propagate through the sucker rod, which then caused the end that employee #2 was holding to fling out of his hands in an upward motion, striking and lacerating his nose and forehead.
Incident Summary
On December 8, 2017, a worker at Gesell's Pump Sales and Service, Inc. in BENTON, ILLINOIS suffered cuts, lacerations to the multiple face locations. The incident was classified as injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c., with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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