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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021065178 · 6/24/2021 · Environmental Restoration L.L.C.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Battery-vehicle
Secondary source
Pallet jack-nonpowered

Employer

Name
Environmental Restoration L.L.C.
Location
1751 S Wright Blvd, SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS, 60193
NAICS
562910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee and a co-worker were moving a forklift battery with a pallet jack down a ramp when the battery fell onto the employee's left leg. The employee suffered a fractured tibia and fibula.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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