MARENGO DISPOSAL CO., DBA MDC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVS.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Concussions — MARENGO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MARENGO DISPOSAL CO., DBA MDC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVS. in MARENGO, ILLINOIS
Employer MARENGO DISPOSAL CO., DBA MDC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVS. Report ID 2022064908
Address 1050 Greenlee Street City, State ZIP MARENGO, ILLINOIS 60152
Event Date June 7, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Concussions Body Part Brain
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Loaders, unspecified
Secondary Source Walls
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.24000, -88.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee was exiting a loader in a recycling trailer when he slipped on the bottom rung of the loader and struck his head on a wall, resulting in a concussion.

Incident Summary

On June 7, 2022, a worker at MARENGO DISPOSAL CO., DBA MDC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVS. in MARENGO, ILLINOIS suffered concussions to the brain. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with loaders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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