Kloeckner Metals
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Kloeckner Metals | Report ID | 2018032772 |
| Address | 12900 S. Metron Drive | City, State ZIP | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60633 |
| Event Date | March 21, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Material and personnel hoists |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333515 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.66000, -87.58000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was pressing the safety latch on a hoist hook and lowering a sheet lifter when his left thumb was caught between the safety latch and eye hook of the sheet lifter.
Incident Summary
On March 21, 2018, a worker at Kloeckner Metals in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with material and personnel hoists identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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