Legendary Baking
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Fractures — OAK FOREST, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Legendary Baking | Report ID | 2015096960 |
| Address | 16425 Kilbourne Ave. | City, State ZIP | OAK FOREST, ILLINOIS 60452 |
| Event Date | September 22, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Ankle(s) and knee(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Secondary Source | Boxes, crates, cartons | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311813 | Inspection # | 1098120 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.58000, -87.71000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unloading merchandise and cutting open a pallet of boxes stacked 7 boxes high. Some of the boxes fell on top of the employee and knocked him 20 feet to the concrete floor. The employee had surgery to repair a broken ankle and lower knee fracture.
Incident Summary
On September 22, 2015, a worker at Legendary Baking in OAK FOREST, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the ankle(s) and knee(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 562 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet injuries.
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