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TPG Pressure, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at TPG Pressure, Inc. in SOUTH BELOIT, ILLINOIS
Employer TPG Pressure, Inc. Report ID 2021119789
Address 4416 Prarie Hill Rd City, State ZIP SOUTH BELOIT, ILLINOIS 61080
Event Date November 11, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Concrete or clay pipes and conduits
Secondary Source Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 327332 Inspection # 1565616
GPS Coordinates 42.47000, -89.03000

Incident Narrative

An employee was welding a metal strap on both sides of a 20-foot long pipe. There was a welding machine on each side of the pipe. The pipes were placed on a conveyor which moved the pipes toward the pre-stress wiring machine. While the employee was walking between the pipes, a pipe rolled backward off the conveyor and caught the employee between the pipes. The employee sustained broken ribs and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 11, 2021, a worker at TPG Pressure, Inc. in SOUTH BELOIT, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with concrete or clay pipes and conduits identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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