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LKQ Corporation

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LKQ Corporation in LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer LKQ Corporation Report ID 2015129406
Address 1525 Central St City, State ZIP LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS 01453
Event Date December 11, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Vehicle, unspecified
Secondary Source Automobile lifts and hoists
Industry (NAICS) 423140 Inspection # 1113097
GPS Coordinates 42.48000, -71.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was dismantling a vehicle on a lift. The vehicle fell and crushed the employee. The employee was hospitalized for a broken ankle and hip contusion.

Incident Summary

On December 11, 2015, a worker at LKQ Corporation in LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with vehicle, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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