Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wolverine Wireless, 7 S Stolp Ave, AURORA, ILLINOIS 60506
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was hospitalized from an injury sustained after stepping backwards and becoming caught between the working platform and the fixed access ladder, falling and breaking a leg.
An employee was pulling on a bale of corrugated cardboard boxes that were on a conveyor. The straps on the bale failed and the employee fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured femur and/or hip.
On December 27, 2023, an employee was delivering mail to an apartment complex when their knee gave out and they fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a left tibia fracture.
An employee was walking to the inventory cage when her ankle gave out and she fell to the floor. The employee sustained a femur fracture and was hospitalized.
An employee was dislodging a pallet that was stuck when boxes of product fell onto them, causing them to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured femur.
An employee was working from a raised scissor lift to fix an overhead garage door. The lift tipped over and the employee fell to the concrete floor about 18-20 feet below. The employee suffered a head injury, broken ribs, and a broken pelvis.
An employee was drilling a hole in a piece of conduit as he was running a cable through. The drill bit became caught on the pull cord that was in the conduit, causing the drill to jerk/twist. The employee's hand was pulled into the drill bit and his left finger was partially amputated.
An employee attempted to hook a single-axle trailer to a truck hitch when their face was struck by the trailer coupler, resulting in a facial fracture to the right side of their jaw.
An employee stood up after lunch, leaned on a truck, and lost consciousness due to the heat. He struck the truck's tailgate and then fell to the ground, hitting his head and suffered bruising.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.