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Gonnella Frozen Products, LLC

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages — SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gonnella Frozen Products, LLC in SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS
Employer Gonnella Frozen Products, LLC Report ID 2018010228
Address 1117 Wiley Road City, State ZIP SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS 60173
Event Date January 8, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Stairs, steps-indoors
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection # 1288001
GPS Coordinates 42.05000, -88.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing dough off a sensor while standing on an elevated platform for a divider. As he was descending a stairway from the divider, he slipped and reached for the guardrail. The guardrail disconnected from the platform, and he fell to the ground, hitting his head. He suffered head trauma and brain bleeding.

Incident Summary

On January 8, 2018, a worker at Gonnella Frozen Products, LLC in SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS suffered cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with stairs, steps-indoors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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