Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway, unspecified · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Addus Healthcare, Inc. dba Addus Homecare, unknown??, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60604
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was crossing the street when she was struck by a car, suffering a possible spinal cord injury.
An employee was transporting a container across the street to the trash truck when he was struck by a vehicle. He sustained lower back bruising, a left leg fracture, and a laceration to the back of his head.
An employee was walking from the car to get to work when they were struck by a motor vehicle on an access road. The employee sustained a left ankle fracture and head bruising.
An employee was leaving their vehicle to place cones on the street for traffic control. A car struck the employee, who suffered a broken cheekbone. The employee was hospitalized.
After cleaning the sidewalks on one side of a street, an employee was crossing the street to clean the sidewalk on the other side. A car struck him, and he suffered a head injury.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 621610)
An employee was talking to a child on the playground, when the child grabbed her hand to lead her away. The employee stepped, lost her balance, and fell over. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture of her lower left leg and required surgery.
An employee was seated in the living room of a patient's residence, waiting for the patient to arrive home from school. The school bus driver honked the horn, signaling that the patient was ready to be assisted off the bus. The employee stood up and then tripped and fell over a rug and possibly the edge of an ottoman. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right humerus at the shoulder.
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.