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Maines Paper & Food Service - Chicago, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Hernias due to traumatic incidents — SOUTH JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Maines Paper & Food Service - Chicago, Inc. in SOUTH JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS
Employer Maines Paper & Food Service - Chicago, Inc. Report ID 2019011046
Address Love's Travel Stops, 201 Loves Dr City, State ZIP SOUTH JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS 62650
Event Date January 29, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Hernias due to traumatic incidents Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 424490 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.68000, -90.22000

Incident Narrative

On January 30, 2019, at approximately 4:27 PM, an employee was exiting his tractor-trailer at the truck stop, slipped on an icy L bracket on the truck and fell. He proceeded to disconnect the trailer. While cranking down on the legs of the trailer, which were frozen because of the temperature, he felt pressure and heard a pop. The employee was hospitalized for a hernia.

Incident Summary

On January 29, 2019, a worker at Maines Paper & Food Service - Chicago, Inc. in SOUTH JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS suffered hernias due to traumatic incidents to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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