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Paper Recovery Service Corp.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — LOVES PARK, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Paper Recovery Service Corp. in LOVES PARK, ILLINOIS
Employer Paper Recovery Service Corp. Report ID 2017021044
Address 7972 Crest Hills DR City, State ZIP LOVES PARK, ILLINOIS 61111
Event Date February 2, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Skull
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 423930 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.33000, -89.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee fell off the side of a trailer, fracturing his skull and rupturing his spleen.

Incident Summary

On February 2, 2017, a worker at Paper Recovery Service Corp. in LOVES PARK, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the skull. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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