Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois, 2701 Spruce Street, QUINCY, ILLINOIS 62301
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On September 20, 2022, an employee was unloading a press. A piece had become stuck in the press's top die, and when the employee tried to unload the disc from the press, the stuck part fell out of the top die onto his right forearm. He suffered a compound fracture to the arm and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedArm(s), unspecifiedParts and materials, unspecified
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