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The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company Report ID 2022054110
Address 2146 Leamington Ave. City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60639
Event Date May 11, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Secondary Source Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 221210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.91000, -87.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking at a jobsite and stepped on a yellow composite sidewalk cover. The cover became dislodged and he fell into an excavation that was 46 inches deep. The employee sustained injury to their left knee and lower back.

Incident Summary

On May 11, 2022, a worker at The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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