Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Liebovich Bros, Inc., 2116 Preston Street, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61102
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was waiting for material to be loaded onto a processing table. After the light gauge material was loaded, the material expanded and struck the employee on their lower right leg. The employee's lower right leg was broken.
On October 11, 2021, an employee was using a magnet to load a piece of 3/8-inch material onto the entry rollers of a machine. The load fell off the magnet and onto the employee's left foot, breaking multiple toes. The employee was hospitalized.
On April 25, 2018, an employee was driving a side loader when the brakes locked and the loader abruptly stopped. The employee fell to the ground and fractured both wrists.
While checking the surface quality of steel at the automatic blanking line, an employee fell into the shear bed area of the platform. The shear bed hold-downs then clamped onto the employee's left middle and ring fingers, fracturing them.
An employee was checking the function of newly installed actuators when they were struck by a pressurized release pipe. The employee suffered fractures to the orbital socket and shoulder, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was completing a service call and looking at a water pump when the pump cover plate struck their forehead. The employee sustained a forehead laceration and fracture requiring hospitalization.
An employee was removing chains from a steel tube. A sorting hook attachment was caught on the staging area cross member. When he raised the chains, the sorting hook snapped back and struck the employee's face causing a fractured jaw.
An employee was in the sawmill basement using a push broom and shovel to clean wood chips and sawdust. The employee's right arm was struck by a wooden board between the wrist and elbow, resulting in a fracture.
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