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Fractures
1 hospitalization · 2018087995 · 8/6/2018 · DHL Express (USA), Inc.
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Lower leg(s)
- Nature of injury
- Fractures
Cause
- Event
- Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- Source
- Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
- Secondary source
- Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
Employer
- Name
- DHL Express (USA), Inc.
- Location
- 836 Patton Drive, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60666
- NAICS
- 492110
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was standing near a winch system when the I-hook to the system broke and whipped around, fracturing the employee's right lower leg.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown