Azcon Metals, Inc.

Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - CHICAGO, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Azcon Metals, Inc. in CHICAGO, Illinois
Employer Azcon Metals, Inc.
Address 820 West Jackson Blvd
City, State ZIP CHICAGO, Illinois 60607
Report ID 2023043623
Event Date April 23, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Train, locomotive, rail car, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331491
GPS Coordinates 41.87827, -87.64807

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Incident Narrative

An employee was lining up rail cars using the remote control for a locomotive. One of the rail cars moved and pinched the employee between the couplers of two rail cars. The employee sustained blunt force trauma to the right hip.

Incident Summary

On April 23, 2023, a worker at Azcon Metals, Inc. in CHICAGO, Illinois suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). The incident was classified as struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c., with train, locomotive, rail car, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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