OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221368947
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD - CWLP
SPRINGFIELD, IL·
Event description
Employee sustains multiple injuries when energy release caus
Investigation abstract
At 7:00 a.m. on June 18, 2021, an employee was cutting tension bands off of spooled conduit. When the employee cut the last tension band, an energy release caused a shift of a load (1,280lbs). His forearm was trapped in between two vertical bars and his muscles and nerve endings in left lower forearm sustained unspecified injuries. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 576
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