CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—
Otis Elevator Company
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Otis Elevator Company, Wanda Vista Tower, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601 on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
Employees were hoisting a motor for an elevator with a gantry crane. The crane tipped over and the top support beam for the gantry crane struck an employee in the left leg. The employee suffered a broken and dislocated left foot.
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