Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Sky Chefs Inc.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sky Chefs Inc. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer Sky Chefs Inc. Report ID 2016043373
Address O'Hare International Airport City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60666
Event Date April 22, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet Source of Injury Airport utility vehicle-powered
Industry (NAICS) 722320 Inspection # 1144155
GPS Coordinates 41.97000, -87.89000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell approximately 10 feet out the back of a truck while loading food carts on a plane, impacting the ground and suffering an injury.

Incident Summary

On April 22, 2016, a worker at Sky Chefs Inc. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with airport utility vehicle-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.

See all reports for Sky Chefs Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Mar 5, 2017 AAA Complete Building Services, Inc. WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Fractures Hosp.
Dec 2, 2015 Clouse Construction Corp. FINDLAY, OHIO Bruises, contusions Hosp.
Sep 28, 2016 HAECO Americas Line Services, LLC LAKE CITY, FLORIDA Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Hosp.
Feb 11, 2020 3 D Solar LLC DAVENPORT, FLORIDA Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions Hosp.
Jul 22, 2021 Swamp Heating and Air LLC NEWBERRY, FLORIDA Fractures Hosp.
Jan 14, 2023 Eagle Janitorial Services PENNINGTON, NEW JERSEY Intracranial injuries, unspecified Hosp.
Aug 7, 2016 Global Personnel Services, Inc. PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA Fractures Hosp.
Nov 26, 2015 Pioneer Gin, Inc. SEMINOLE, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports