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PITTSBURGH PIPE & SUPPLY CORP

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — LITCHFIELD, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PITTSBURGH PIPE & SUPPLY CORP in LITCHFIELD, ILLINOIS
Employer PITTSBURGH PIPE & SUPPLY CORP Report ID 2021075730
Address 11 Skyview Dr City, State ZIP LITCHFIELD, ILLINOIS 62056
Event Date July 13, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Tables, worktables
Secondary Source Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331210 Inspection # 1543512
GPS Coordinates 39.17000, -89.65000

Incident Narrative

On 7/13/2021, around 9:00 a.m., an employee was servicing a hydraulic motor when the table that it was welded to fell 2-3 feet from a crane and struck the employee's right leg, fracturing it.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2021, a worker at PITTSBURGH PIPE & SUPPLY CORP in LITCHFIELD, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with tables, worktables identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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