Kenco Transportation Services, Inc.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object — Fractures — DECATUR, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kenco Transportation Services, Inc. in DECATUR, ILLINOIS
Employer Kenco Transportation Services, Inc. Report ID 2018077735
Address 2455 N. 27th Street City, State ZIP DECATUR, ILLINOIS 62526
Event Date July 30, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 488510 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.86000, -88.92000

Incident Narrative

While tagging palletized inventory, an employee tripped over a pallet and suffered a broken right hip. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Incident Summary

On July 30, 2018, a worker at Kenco Transportation Services, Inc. in DECATUR, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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