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AVATAR CORPORATION

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — UNIVERSITY PARK, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AVATAR CORPORATION in UNIVERSITY PARK, ILLINOIS
Employer AVATAR CORPORATION Report ID 2020021918
Address 500 CENTRAL AVE. City, State ZIP UNIVERSITY PARK, ILLINOIS 60484
Event Date February 27, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 325613 Inspection # 1467318
GPS Coordinates 41.45000, -87.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing next to a forklift with steel totes on its forks. A tote fell off the forks, striking the employee's left arm and breaking it in two places.

Incident Summary

On February 27, 2020, a worker at AVATAR CORPORATION in UNIVERSITY PARK, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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