Accuride Corporation

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Accuride Corporation in ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
Employer Accuride Corporation Report ID 2023021332
Address 302 Peoples Ave. City, State ZIP ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61104
Event Date February 11, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 331513 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.24000, -89.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on an 8-foot ladder when he fell from the fourth step to the ground, landing on his right hip. The employee was hospitalized with a hip injury.

Incident Summary

On February 11, 2023, a worker at Accuride Corporation in ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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