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Synergy Steel Structures, Inc.

Struck by other falling object n.e.c. — Fractures — LANSING, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Synergy Steel Structures, Inc. in LANSING, ILLINOIS
Employer Synergy Steel Structures, Inc. Report ID 2024109269
Address 17500 Paxton Avenue City, State ZIP LANSING, ILLINOIS 60438
Event Date October 4, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot (feet) excluding toes
Event Type Struck by other falling object n.e.c. Source of Injury Pipes, tubes metal
Secondary Source Bundles, bales
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # 1781532
GPS Coordinates 41.57000, -87.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting a band on a bundle of steel tubing when a piece of steel rolled off the stack and fell onto his left foot, fracturing metatarsal bones in his foot.

Incident Summary

On October 4, 2024, a worker at Synergy Steel Structures, Inc. in LANSING, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the foot (feet) excluding toes. The incident was classified as struck by other falling object n.e.c., with pipes, tubes metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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