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Morton Buildings, Inc.

Fall on same level due to slipping — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MORTON, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Morton Buildings, Inc. in MORTON, ILLINOIS
Employer Morton Buildings, Inc. Report ID 2022021637
Address 25 Erie Court City, State ZIP MORTON, ILLINOIS 61550
Event Date February 21, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.61000, -89.48000

Incident Narrative

On February 21, 2022, an employee was using a tractor to push snow off and away from a dolly axle. The employee had shoveled most of the snow when they got off the tractor and positioned the bucket so they could slide the axle into the bucket. As the employee was trying to tip the axle into the bucket, their foot slipped on the ice and snow. When the employee fell, the I-beam on the axle crushed their hand against the side of the bucket, resulting in an injury to their finger.

Incident Summary

On February 21, 2022, a worker at Morton Buildings, Inc. in MORTON, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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