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PQ Corporation

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PQ Corporation in KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
Employer PQ Corporation Report ID 20181212524
Address 1700 Kansas Avenue City, State ZIP KANSAS CITY, KANSAS 66105
Event Date December 6, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple face locations
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325188 Inspection # 1367580
GPS Coordinates 39.08000, -94.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a hoist as part of the cleaning process for a reaction vessel. While moving the basket/screen that sits atop the vessel, a hoist strap on the spreader bar caught and then sprang loose. The employee was struck in the face fracturing maxillary and nasal spine bones and causing a laceration.

Incident Summary

On December 6, 2018, a worker at PQ Corporation in KANSAS CITY, KANSAS suffered fractures to the multiple face locations. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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