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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020087536 · 8/10/2020 · Cosmos Manufacturing, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Cosmos Manufacturing, Inc.
Location
111 E. 34TH ST., CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60411
NAICS
336399
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was spray-painting the ceiling and upper walls of a dock area. He was working from a heavy-duty plastic utility storage bin/box placed on the forks of a forklift. The box shifted, tossing him to the concrete floor about 9 feet below. He suffered broken ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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