# Concussions at Anixter, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171110930` · 11/14/2017 · ALSIP, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Anixter, Inc.
- **Location:** 11614 S. Austin Ave., ALSIP, ILLINOIS, 60803
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking near a machine that was in operation when he noticed a loose wire on a large reel as the reel was rotating. The employee was caught by the loose wire causing the reel to flip the employee over and onto the ground resulting in a concussion and whiplash to his body and neck.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*