Sky Chefs, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet - Fractures - CHICAGO, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Sky Chefs, Inc. in CHICAGO, Illinois
Employer Sky Chefs, Inc.
Address 10000 W Balmoral Avenue
City, State ZIP CHICAGO, Illinois 60666
Report ID 2023054523
Event Date May 21, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Source of Injury Airport utility vehicle-powered
Secondary Source Airport runways
Industry (NAICS) 722320
GPS Coordinates 41.97805, -87.83644

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Incident Narrative

A catering team had just finished serving an aircraft and were participating in training tasks. The truck box was lowered when it was stopped midway, approximately 10-12 feet off the ground. The back door was opened and the injured employee fell to the concrete below, resulting in two wrist fractures.

Incident Summary

On May 21, 2023, a worker at Sky Chefs, Inc. in CHICAGO, Illinois suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with airport utility vehicle-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.

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