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Cargo Transporters, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cargo Transporters, Inc. in EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS
Employer Cargo Transporters, Inc. Report ID 2023098646
Address 12 Gateway Commerce center City, State ZIP EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS 62025
Event Date September 19, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 484230 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.76000, -90.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee had just exited a vehicle and was approaching the customer's guard shack to check in. As the employee stepped up from the side to the top of the ramp, they lost balance and fell back onto the paved surface. The employee was hospitalized with a right hip fracture that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On September 19, 2023, a worker at Cargo Transporters, Inc. in EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS suffered fractures to the hip(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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