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LAFAYETTE STEEL & ALUMINUM CORPORATION

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — RIVERDALE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LAFAYETTE STEEL & ALUMINUM CORPORATION in RIVERDALE, ILLINOIS
Employer LAFAYETTE STEEL & ALUMINUM CORPORATION Report ID 2019043444
Address 141100 South Halsted City, State ZIP RIVERDALE, ILLINOIS 60827
Event Date April 3, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Parts and materials, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423510 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.65000, -87.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was prepping to band material when the material tipped off the staging area and struck the employee's leg, fracturing it.

Incident Summary

On April 3, 2019, a worker at LAFAYETTE STEEL & ALUMINUM CORPORATION in RIVERDALE, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with parts and materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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