Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at UFP Chicago, LLC
Start: 4/27/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023043794 · 4/27/2023 · UFP Chicago, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: UFP Chicago, LLC
Location: 2200 W. 127th St., BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS, 60406
NAICS: 321912
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On April 27, 2023, at approximately 10:20 AM, the injured employee was walking when they were struck by a forklift that was driving in reverse. He fell on his back and his right leg was caught between the rear right tire of the forklift and the ground, resulting in a laceration and strain to his left leg. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown