Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Michelmann Steel Construction Company, 137 N Second Street, QUINCY, ILLINOIS 62301
on — Fractures, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
On November 10, 2021, an employee was moving a 15-foot steel beam with an overhead crane. The beam begun to swing, fell, and struck the employee. The employee suffered chin and shoulder lacerations and a broken collarbone and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Beams-unattached metal
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