The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Fractures - FISHER, Illinois
| Employer | The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company |
| Address | 230 Co. Rd. 2800 N |
| City, State ZIP | FISHER, Illinois 61843 |
| Report ID | 2021087090 |
| Event Date | August 19, 2021 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Pelvis |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| Source of Injury | Racks-garment and other |
| Secondary Source | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck |
| Industry (NAICS) | 221210 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.28000, -88.41000 |
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Incident Narrative
On August 19, 2021, an employee was unloading a pipe storage rack from a flatbed trailer. A chain was holding two sections of pipe rack together. When the chain was removed, a section of pipe rack became unstable, causing the rack and the employee to fall approximately 3 feet from the flatbed trailer to the ground. The employee became pinned under the section of pipe rack and was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis. The section of pipe rack was 30 feet long and weighed approximately 1,380 pounds.
Incident Summary
On August 19, 2021, a worker at The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company in FISHER, Illinois suffered fractures to the pelvis. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with racks-garment and other identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,850 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part injuries.
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