Fresh Express Incorporated

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — STREAMWOOD, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Fresh Express Incorporated in STREAMWOOD, ILLINOIS
Employer Fresh Express Incorporated Report ID 2018088860
Address 1109 E. Lake Street City, State ZIP STREAMWOOD, ILLINOIS 60107
Event Date August 28, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Posts, bollards, moorings
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection # 1358894
GPS Coordinates 41.99000, -88.17000

Incident Narrative

On August 28, 2018, an employee was traveling backward on a stand-up forklift with no load when he turned a corner and crashed into a bollard next to a dock door. His leg was pinned between the truck and bollard, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Incident Summary

On August 28, 2018, a worker at Fresh Express Incorporated in STREAMWOOD, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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