Mar Cor Purification, Inc

Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object — Fractures — DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mar Cor Purification, Inc in DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS
Employer Mar Cor Purification, Inc Report ID 2016076498
Address 2850 Hitchcock Avenue City, State ZIP DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS 60515
Event Date July 18, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Industry (NAICS) 561499 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.79000, -88.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hauling a concrete post with a forklift. The employee got off the forklift and became pinned between the forklift and a dumpster. The employee suffered a fractured right fibula and big toe.

Incident Summary

On July 18, 2016, a worker at Mar Cor Purification, Inc in DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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