Vogler Motor Company Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Fractures - CARBONDALE, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Vogler Motor Company Inc. in CARBONDALE, Illinois
Employer Vogler Motor Company Inc.
Address 301 N Illinois
City, State ZIP CARBONDALE, Illinois 62901
Report ID 2015063396
Event Date June 3, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Pallet jack-nonpowered
Secondary Source Walls
Industry (NAICS) 441110
GPS Coordinates 37.73114, -89.21737

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Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a pallet of parts down a ramp into the basement using a non-powered pallet jack when the load got away and pinned the employee between the pallet jack and the wall breaking the employee's fibula and tibia. The employee required surgery to repair the fractures.

Incident Summary

On June 3, 2015, a worker at Vogler Motor Company Inc. in CARBONDALE, Illinois suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pallet jack-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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