Club Demonstration Services, Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Club Demonstration Services, Inc. in MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois
Employer Club Demonstration Services, Inc.
Address 999 Elmhurst Road
City, State ZIP MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois 60056
Report ID 2016042782
Event Date April 3, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Secondary Source Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 541890
Inspection # 1139764
GPS Coordinates 42.08342, -87.93242

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Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a food cart in the back storage part of the store. A forklift operator on the other side of the storage rack was pushing a skid with a cooler but pushed it too far, causing a pallet (weighing approximately 100 pounds) on the other side of the rack to fall on the employee cleaning her cart. She was hospitalized with injuries to her mouth, chest, legs, and feet.

Incident Summary

On April 3, 2016, a worker at Club Demonstration Services, Inc. in MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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