Get Fresh Produce, LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Get Fresh Produce, LLC in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer Get Fresh Produce, LLC Report ID 2022109443
Address 353 W Hubbard Street City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60654
Event Date October 27, 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 Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary Source Parking lot-paved
Industry (NAICS) 424480 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.89000, -87.63000

Incident Narrative

On October 27, 2022, an employee was stepping down from the back door of a truck to a dock. He fell from the dock to the ground about 4 feet below, suffering injuries to the arm, the jaw, and the back of the head.

Incident Summary

On October 27, 2022, a worker at Get Fresh Produce, LLC 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 ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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