icon Mechanical Construction and Engineering LLC

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at icon Mechanical Construction and Engineering LLC in WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI
Employer icon Mechanical Construction and Engineering LLC Report ID 2021065020
Address 1500 Hwy A City, State ZIP WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI 63385
Event Date June 20, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Angle irons
Secondary Source Ducts
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 38.77000, -90.91000

Incident Narrative

Three employees had just retrieved a wooden beam from under a section of ductwork. One of them was bending over to pick it up when the duct section shifted and a piece of angle iron slid off it onto that employee's left thumb. The thumb was broken and the employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 20, 2021, a worker at icon Mechanical Construction and Engineering LLC in WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with angle irons identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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