OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221379365

E.J. BASLER CO.

SCHILLER PARK, IL· 2021-08-05T00:00:00

Event: Bundle, Collapse, Crane Operator, Crushed, Falling Object, Foot, Fracture, Lack of Work Procedures, Manufacturing, Material Handling, Metal, Moving, Stack, Stacked, Struck By
NAICS: 332721
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345465264
Employer profile: E.J. BASLER CO.
Summary number: 221379365
Report ID: 0524200

Event description

Employee crushes foot when bar stock bundle stack collapses

Investigation abstract

At 1:50 p.m. on August 5, 2021, an employee working for a manufacturer of precision turned products was operating an overhead crane. The employee was moving bundles of bar stock. He began stacking the bundles on top of each other when the stack collapsed and fell on his foot. The employee was hospitalized to treat a crushed foot.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 49 M

Event type
1

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