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Central Steel & Wire Company

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Fractures — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Central Steel & Wire Company in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer Central Steel & Wire Company Report ID 2018043807
Address 3000 West 51st Street City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60632
Event Date April 20, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Strapping
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.80000, -87.70000

Incident Narrative

On April 20, 2018, at 8:30 PM, an employee was loading a truck and adjusting the load with a crane when the lifting strap came off the end of the load and crushed/fractured the employee's left hand.

Incident Summary

On April 20, 2018, a worker at Central Steel & Wire Company in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with strapping identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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