CCA MIDWEST, INC.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - HOMER GLEN, Illinois
| Employer | CCA MIDWEST, INC. |
| Address | 14014 South Sheridan Trail |
| City, State ZIP | HOMER GLEN, Illinois 60491 |
| Report ID | 2021097940 |
| Event Date | September 15, 2021 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| Source of Injury | Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted |
| Secondary Source | Valves, nozzles |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238350 |
| Inspection # | 1553476 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.63508, -87.92864 |
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Incident Narrative
On September 15, 2021, at approximately 8:15 a.m. an employee was driving an aerial lift when the bottom of the front basket caught the edge of a B-Box water flow control valve. The employee continued to raise the aerial lift until the B-Box valve broke and the employee was ejected out of the aerial lift basket onto the front edge of the home's concrete slab. The employee fell 6 feet and was hospitalized for a severe neck injury.
Incident Summary
On September 15, 2021, a worker at CCA MIDWEST, INC. in HOMER GLEN, Illinois suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,714 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet injuries.
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