Taubensee Steel & Wire Company

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — WHEELING, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Taubensee Steel & Wire Company in WHEELING, ILLINOIS
Employer Taubensee Steel & Wire Company Report ID 2020010447
Address 600 Diens Drive City, State ZIP WHEELING, ILLINOIS 60090
Event Date January 15, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Winders, unwinders
Industry (NAICS) 331222 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.14000, -87.93000

Incident Narrative

On January 15, 2020, an employee was walking toward a wire carrier that was about to finish uncoiling when the wire carrier became jammed and fell onto the employee's ankle, breaking it.

Incident Summary

On January 15, 2020, a worker at Taubensee Steel & Wire Company in WHEELING, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with winders, unwinders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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