Maines Paper & Food Service - Chicago, Inc.
Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Hernias due to traumatic incidents - SOUTH JACKSONVILLE, Illinois
| Employer | Maines Paper & Food Service - Chicago, Inc. |
| Address | Love's Travel Stops, 201 Loves Dr |
| City, State ZIP | SOUTH JACKSONVILLE, Illinois 62650 |
| Report ID | 2019011046 |
| 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 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.68000, -90.22000 |
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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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