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Abbott Laboratories Inc.

Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Abbott Laboratories Inc. in NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer Abbott Laboratories Inc. Report ID 2021075675
Address 3158 Martin Luther King Junior Drive City, State ZIP NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60064
Event Date July 12, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 334516 Inspection # 1544171
GPS Coordinates 42.31000, -87.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to load a pallet and was backing away from the pallet when the forklift collided with another forklift. The employee suffered a leg injury.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2021, a worker at Abbott Laboratories Inc. in NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 323 severe injury reports involving "Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified injuries.

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