Menard, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — MORTON GROVE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Menard, Inc. in MORTON GROVE, ILLINOIS
Employer Menard, Inc. Report ID 2015010147
Address 6301 W. OAKTON City, State ZIP MORTON GROVE, ILLINOIS 60053
Event Date January 6, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 444110 Inspection # 1017015
GPS Coordinates 42.02000, -87.78000

Incident Narrative

Employee was injured while repairing a forklift in the receiving department. The employee was caught between the forklift's mast and cage while reconnecting a hose. The employee was hospitalized overnight with a crushed or bruised vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On January 6, 2015, a worker at Menard, Inc. in MORTON GROVE, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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