Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Universal Scrap Metals, Inc.
Start: 4/17/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017043437 · 4/17/2017 · Universal Scrap Metals, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Scrap metal
Secondary source: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name: Universal Scrap Metals, Inc.
Location: 2500 W. Fulton, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60612
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee had just returned from picking up a semi-trailer of scrap metal from a third-party and was opening the doors to the semi-trailer before backing into the loading dock. When the employee opened the door on the driver's side, scrap metal fell from the trailer onto the employee resulting in a broken hip and leg and internal injuries requiring surgery.

Source

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