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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019099284 · 9/6/2019 · Cintas

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
Source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source
Skids, pallets

Employer

Name
Cintas
Location
6001 W. 73rd Street, BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS, 60638
NAICS
812332
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a cart full of garments through a doorway. The employee then transitioned to the front of the cart to continue pulling it. As the walkway began to slope downwards, the cart caught the employee s leg against a pallet of quick-dry cement. The employee was hospitalized with a broken tibia and fibula.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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