KRFD Amazon Rockford

Struck by object or equipment rolling freely — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at KRFD Amazon Rockford in ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
Employer KRFD Amazon Rockford Report ID 2023109605
Address 5824 Kishwaukee Road City, State ZIP ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61109
Event Date October 17, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by object or equipment rolling freely Source of Injury Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 454110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.19000, -89.11000

Incident Narrative

On October 17, 2023, at 9:55 p.m., an employee was working on a ramp while moving merchandise from a cargo loader to a dolly. The employee was putting the locks on the dolly and transferring a unit load device containing packages when she realized the lock was in the down position. As she attempted to fix the lock, the unit load device started moving toward the dolly, and the employee became wedged between the dolly and the device. The employee suffered an injury to her lower left leg.

Incident Summary

On October 17, 2023, a worker at KRFD Amazon Rockford in ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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