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Visual Pak Company

Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Visual Pak Company in WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS
Employer Visual Pak Company Report ID 2021021323
Address 3505 Birchwood Drive City, State ZIP WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS 60085
Event Date February 12, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker Source of Injury Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 325110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.32000, -87.88000

Incident Narrative

An employee was stacking a pallet on top of a load of stacked pallets. The pallet fell on top of the employee's chest as the employee was handling the pallet.

Incident Summary

On February 12, 2021, a worker at Visual Pak Company in WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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