Fractures

Name: Fractures at GSI Group LLC
Start: 6/1/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017064957 · 6/1/2017 · GSI Group LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Sheet metal
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: GSI Group LLC
Location: 1051 W North Avenue, FLORA, ILLINOIS, 62839
NAICS: 333111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing next to a banded pile of sheet metal that was sitting on the forks of a parked forklift. The shipping bands broke, allowing the sheet metal to slip off the forks and strike the employee's legs, breaking both ankles.

Source

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