Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Cuts, lacerations — QUINCY, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois in QUINCY, ILLINOIS
Employer Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois Report ID 2021032558
Address 2701 Spruce Street City, State ZIP QUINCY, ILLINOIS 62301
Event Date March 26, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Scalp
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Machine platforms
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332999 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.94000, -91.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been placing a die in a press. The employee lost balance on a platform and fell 17.5 inches to the concrete surface below. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration on the back of the head.

Incident Summary

On March 26, 2021, a worker at Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois in QUINCY, ILLINOIS suffered cuts, lacerations to the scalp. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with machine platforms identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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