Gateway FS, Inc
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified — NASHVILLE, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Gateway FS, Inc | Report ID | 2022087691 |
| Address | 9993 State Rt. 127 | City, State ZIP | NASHVILLE, ILLINOIS 62263 |
| Event Date | August 29, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified | Body Part | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Wrenches-power not determined | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 115116 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.36000, -89.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were attaching a new liquid valve to an ammonia nurse tank. The wrench slipped and one employee fell off the side of a truck bed, landing on the ground and suffering a head laceration and spinal cord swelling.
Incident Summary
On August 29, 2022, a worker at Gateway FS, Inc in NASHVILLE, ILLINOIS suffered traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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