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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2015020666 · 2/21/2015 · Waste Management of Illinois, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Ladders-fixed

Employer

Name
Waste Management of Illinois, Inc.
Location
30869 N. Highway 83, GRAYSLAKE, ILLINOIS, 60030
NAICS
562998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee was working on a sorting platform approximately 8 feet off of the concrete/ground. As employee descended a fixed ladder, he lost his grip and fell to the ground in a standing position, fracturing his right leg.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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