Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Union Corrugating Company, 19555 W. Edwards Rd., ANTIOCH, ILLINOIS 60002
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the head, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was unloading steel roofing panels at a construction site using a forklift with a spreader bar. The mast was fully extended when the forklift tipped forward. The employee's head struck the steel cage, suffering lacerations and a possible orbital fracture.
HospitalizedHead, unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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