Steel Warehouse Co Inc
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Steel Warehouse Co Inc | Report ID | 2023109418 |
| Address | 4305 81st Avenue West | City, State ZIP | ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS 61201 |
| Event Date | October 11, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Bundles, bales |
| Secondary Source | Bundles, bales | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423510 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.43000, -90.62000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was preparing 4,800-pound steel bundles for lifting and loading into a truck. He grabbed the top two bundles of a stack and the back of the seat lifter caught the third bundle that was below the two bundles being lifted. The third bundle that was being held by the back corner slid out and pinched the employee's left leg between the third bundle and stacks being lifted next to him, resulting in an injury.
Incident Summary
On October 11, 2023, a worker at Steel Warehouse Co Inc in ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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