Inland Die Casting Company, Inc.

Struck by object or equipment, unspecified - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - WHEELING, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Inland Die Casting Company, Inc. in WHEELING, Illinois
Employer Inland Die Casting Company, Inc.
Address 161 Carpenter Ave
City, State ZIP WHEELING, Illinois 60090
Report ID 20201211868
Event Date December 19, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
Source of Injury Chains, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331521
GPS Coordinates 42.13020, -87.92025

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Incident Narrative

An employee was moving the shot position of a die cast machine with a crane. The chain broke and struck his arm, injuring it.

Incident Summary

On December 19, 2020, a worker at Inland Die Casting Company, Inc. in WHEELING, Illinois suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, unspecified, with chains, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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