OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221442551
ANIXTER INC.
ALSIP, IL·
Event description
Employee fractures fingers, arm and wrist after tripping
Investigation abstract
At 10:45 p.m. on February 27, 2022, Employee #1, a spooler operator, was in the process of coiling wire on a high-speed coiling and spooling machine (Model Number HSS 753 Serial Number 5-1524-G04), when the employee somehow tripped and placed his hand on the spoiler to brace himself. The employee was transported via ambulance to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois and was treated for several fractures to fingers, wrist, and lower forearm without requiring hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 779
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