ELENS AND MAICHIN ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, INC.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Fractures — MIDLOTHIAN, ILLINOIS
| Employer | ELENS AND MAICHIN ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, INC. | Report ID | 20181011171 |
| Address | 15203 Pulaski Road | City, State ZIP | MIDLOTHIAN, ILLINOIS 60445 |
| Event Date | October 30, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Cranes, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238160 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.61000, -87.71000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On October 30, 2018, an employee was working with a crane, trying to remove lifting forks from a pallet. The employee's left hand was crushed and fractured between the lifting forks and the post supporting the stowed boom. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On October 30, 2018, a worker at ELENS AND MAICHIN ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, INC. in MIDLOTHIAN, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,152 severe injury reports involving "Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified injuries.
See all reports for ELENS AND MAICHIN ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, INC..
Similar Incidents
Other severe injury reports involving Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified events:
| Date | Employer | Location | Nature | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2015 | General Shale Brick | WISTER, OKLAHOMA | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hosp. |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Rogers Manufacturing Corporation | WEST MONROE, LOUISIANA | Amputations | Amp. |
| Aug 22, 2019 | EMJ and Company | KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI | Amputations | Amp. |
| Mar 22, 2022 | GE Transportation, a Wabtec Company | GROVE CITY, PENNSYLVANIA | Amputations | Amp. |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Kansas Fencing Inc. | TOPEKA, KANSAS | Amputations | Hosp. |
| May 2, 2022 | Cudd Energy Services | COLORADO CITY, TEXAS | Amputations | Hosp., Amp. |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Prysmian Cables and Systems USA, LLC | SCOTTSVILLE, TEXAS | Amputations | Hosp., Amp. |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Jindal Tubular USA LLC | BAY SAINT LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI | Abrasions, scratches | Hosp. |