Fractures

Name: Fractures at Vogler Motor Company Inc.
Start: 6/3/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015063396 · 6/3/2015 · Vogler Motor Company Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Pallet jack-nonpowered
Secondary source: Walls

Employer

Name: Vogler Motor Company Inc.
Location: 301 N Illinois, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS, 62901
NAICS: 441110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a pallet of parts down a ramp into the basement using a non-powered pallet jack when the load got away and pinned the employee between the pallet jack and the wall breaking the employee's fibula and tibia. The employee required surgery to repair the fractures.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown