Fractures

Name: Fractures at River Roads Distribution
Start: 4/29/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024043701 · 4/29/2024 · River Roads Distribution

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source: Vehicle trailers, trailing units
Secondary source: Jacks

Employer

Name: River Roads Distribution
Location: 1520 E Chain of Rocks Rd Granite City, Illinois 62040, GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS, 62040
NAICS: 336212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working underneath a trailer to repair the axel. The trailer was supported by manual jacks. The jack failed/kicked out and the trailer fell on both of the employee's legs. The employee sustained fractures to their left tibia, patella, tibial plateau, and right fibula.

Source

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