# Crushing injuries at E.J. Basler Co.
> OSHA SIR `2021086551` · 8/5/2021 · SCHILLER PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
- **Source:** Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
- **Secondary source:** Bundles, bales
## Employer
- **Name:** E.J. Basler Co.
- **Location:** 9511 Ainslie Street, SCHILLER PARK, ILLINOIS, 60176
- **NAICS:** 333513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a bundle of solid brass rods with an overhead crane. After being set on the floor, the bundle separated; rods rolled onto the employee's feet, crushing them.

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