Amazon (DCH6 Delivery Station)

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object - Fractures - ROMEOVILLE, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Amazon (DCH6 Delivery Station) in ROMEOVILLE, Illinois
Employer Amazon (DCH6 Delivery Station)
Address 206 S. Pinnacle Drive
City, State ZIP ROMEOVILLE, Illinois 60446
Report ID 20191212553
Event Date December 5, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Packages, parcels
Industry (NAICS) 481112
GPS Coordinates 41.61000, -88.11000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was moving packages from a conveyor to a baker's rack. The items fell and the employee slipped on the packages, breaking a femur. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On December 5, 2019, a worker at Amazon (DCH6 Delivery Station) in ROMEOVILLE, Illinois suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to tripping over an object, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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