Victory Packaging, L.P.

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

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Victory Packaging, L.P. in AURORA, Illinois
Employer Victory Packaging, L.P.
Address 1405 Sequoia Dr.
City, State ZIP AURORA, Illinois 60506
Report ID 2017065715
Event Date June 21, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 424130
GPS Coordinates 41.79057, -88.37283

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Incident Narrative

A temporary employee was operating an electric forklift to move stacked pallets of cardboard boxes. During travel, he stopped his forklift, got off, and attempted to manually push the stacked pallets. One of the pallets then fell on top of him, injuring his neck and/or back and requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 21, 2017, a worker at Victory Packaging, L.P. in AURORA, Illinois suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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