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Van Pelt Corporation

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Van Pelt Corporation in EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS
Employer Van Pelt Corporation Report ID 2021021831
Address 2930 Morton Drive City, State ZIP EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS 61244
Event Date February 3, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary Source Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
Industry (NAICS) 423510 Inspection # 1528826
GPS Coordinates 41.52000, -90.41000

Incident Narrative

On February 3, 2021, an employee was walking on the deck of a flatbed trailer to put straps on steel tubing. He tripped over a fixed piece of the trailer and fell off to the driveway below, breaking his left ankle. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 3, 2021, a worker at Van Pelt Corporation in EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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