Iriquois Paving Corporation
Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WATSEKA, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Iriquois Paving Corporation | Report ID | 2019077369 |
| Address | 1889 East US Highway 24 | City, State ZIP | WATSEKA, ILLINOIS 60970 |
| Event Date | July 19, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Wrist(s) |
| Event Type | Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode | Source of Injury | Road signs |
| Secondary Source | High winds, gusts, turbulence | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 324121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.77000, -87.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was relocating traffic control signs when a gust of wind blew the sign the employee was holding causing injury to the left wrist.
Incident Summary
On July 19, 2019, a worker at Iriquois Paving Corporation in WATSEKA, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode, with road signs identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 40 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode" incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode injuries.
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