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The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company in FISHER, ILLINOIS
Employer The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company Report ID 2021087090
Address 230 Co. Rd. 2800 N City, State ZIP FISHER, ILLINOIS 61843
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 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.28000, -88.41000

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

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