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Auto Warehousing Company

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Auto Warehousing Company in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer Auto Warehousing Company Report ID 2018089051
Address 13227 S. Torrence Avenue City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60633
Event Date August 31, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Ground, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 441310 Inspection # 1344790
GPS Coordinates 41.65000, -87.55000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading a railcar when he lost his grip on a ladder and fell to the ground. He suffered a fractured right wrist, a sprained left wrist, and chipped vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On August 31, 2018, a worker at Auto Warehousing Company in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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