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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025088658 · 8/29/2025 · Hollister-Whitney Elevator Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Part of body unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Source, secondary source unspecified
Secondary source
Trash compactors, shredders

Employer

Name
Hollister-Whitney Elevator Corp.
Location
2603 N 24th St, QUINCY, ILLINOIS, 62305
NAICS
333921
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was dumping trash into a compactor when he lost his balance and fell approximately 5 feet into the trash compactor. The compactor was not in use at the time. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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