M & M TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Fractures - CHICAGO, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at M & M TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC. in CHICAGO, Illinois
Employer M & M TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.
Address 2815 N Western Ave
City, State ZIP CHICAGO, Illinois 60618
Report ID 2017076416
Event Date July 12, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source of Injury Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary Source Vehicle, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 484121
GPS Coordinates 41.93281, -87.68758

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Incident Narrative

The employee was moving a pallet of freight with a pallet jack onto the lift gate. It began raining and the employee slipped and lost control of the pallet jack causing one of the plastic totes on the pallet to come off and strike the employee resulting in rib fractures.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2017, a worker at M & M TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC. in CHICAGO, Illinois suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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