L&W SUPPLY CORPORATION

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - CHICAGO, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at L&W SUPPLY CORPORATION in CHICAGO, Illinois
Employer L&W SUPPLY CORPORATION
Address 1330 E. 53rd Street
City, State ZIP CHICAGO, Illinois 60615
Report ID 2016065233
Event Date June 13, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Neck and back
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source of Injury Wallboard, drywall, sheetrock
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 423320
GPS Coordinates 41.79983, -87.59366

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Incident Narrative

An employee was moving drywall from the forks of a fork truck when the drywall slid off the forks and pinned him between the drywall and a wall, causing back and neck injuries that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2016, a worker at L&W SUPPLY CORPORATION in CHICAGO, Illinois suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the neck and back. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with wallboard, drywall, sheetrock identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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