ELENS AND MAICHIN ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, INC.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Fractures — MIDLOTHIAN, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ELENS AND MAICHIN ROOFING AND SHEET METAL, INC. in 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

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