CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—
FLOW PRODUCTS, INC.
Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at FLOW PRODUCTS, INC., 2626 WEST ADDISON STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60618 on — Crushing injuries, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was unloading a pallet from a semi-truck with a forklift. The employee had parked the forklift on the dock and was behind it when the forklift rolled backward and crushed the employee's leg.
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