Roadway collision-moving in same direction · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CPC Logistics, Inc., Mile Marker 55, ELGIN, ILLINOIS 60120
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was injured in a motor vehicle accident when he rear-ended another truck. The employee was hospitalized with potential fractures.
An employee was walking around a trailer doing an inspection when another trailer was being backed up into an adjacent spot. The injured employee became pinned between the two trailers, resulting in a crushed pelvic bone.
An employee was checking a trailer during pre-trip for unloading equipment when they fell out of the trailer and hit the ground below, resulting in a fractured left ankle.
An employee was operating a utility vehicle to apply lawn care treatments when they were struck by another vehicle and thrown from the utility vehicle. The employee suffered multiple fractures to their ribs, broken orbital bones, a broken nose, and lacerations and abrasions to multiple body parts.
An employee was operating a roller along the shoulder of a road to cone off a work area when they were struck from behind by a tractor trailer, resulting in orbital bone fractures, a broken collar bone, increased cranial pressure, spinal fractures, and respiratory problems.
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An employee was operating a paver when the mirror of a passing dump truck caught the seat of the paver as it drove by. The seat twisted and pinned the employee against the control panel, resulting in fractures to the ribs and sternum and a dislocated clavicle.
Three employees were on a paint truck applying paint stripping on the highway when a semi-trailer struck the rear of the paint truck flipping it over. Two employees were hospitalized for a concussion, brain bleeding and broken ribs.
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