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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021010307 · 1/12/2021 · Alvarez 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
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Limbs, branches-unattached

Employer

Name
Alvarez Inc
Location
Bussee Woods, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS, 60007
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning up brush on the ground when a loose branch weighing approximately 40 pounds fell 10 feet to the ground and bounced toward the employee's chest, striking them and causing a rib fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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