Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing Company

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing Company in BUSHNELL, ILLINOIS
Employer Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing Company Report ID 2023098300
Address 201 W Main St City, State ZIP BUSHNELL, ILLINOIS 61422
Event Date September 8, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary Source Overhead hoists, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332216 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.54000, -90.51000

Incident Narrative

On September 8, 2023, an employee was using an overhead hoist to dump a batch of center punches from a heat treating tub into the normalizer. The tub fell out of the dumping cradle and onto the employee's foot. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures to the left foot.

Incident Summary

On September 8, 2023, a worker at Vaughan & Bushnell Manufacturing Company in BUSHNELL, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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