Man “seriously injured” after being impaled by metal rod in Ashburn factory

A 34-year-old man was impaled in a factory incident Monday in Ashburn on the Southwest Side.

The man was in a factory about 2:15 p.m. in the 2800 block of West Columbus Avenue when he was impaled by a metal rod, Chicago police said.

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He was transported to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious condition, police said.

Details on the incident were not immediately available, according to police.