Cooper Lighting, LLC

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Fractures — ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cooper Lighting, LLC in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS
Employer Cooper Lighting, LLC Report ID 2019099570
Address 400 Busse Rd. City, State ZIP ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS 60007
Event Date September 13, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
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 Parts and materials, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 335122 Inspection # 1441417
GPS Coordinates 42.02000, -87.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a standup forklift in reverse after placing a skid of material on the storage rack. The forklift struck a boom attachment that was stored in the area and the boom struck the employee's left leg causing a compound fracture to the lower leg.

Incident Summary

On September 13, 2019, a worker at Cooper Lighting, LLC in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). 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.

Context

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