Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Edsal Manufacturing Co., Inc., 4400 S. PACKERS AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60609
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was unpacking lockers from a shipping box and stacked a bundle of locker doors to the side. The employee then attempted to move several of the locker doors. A pile of doors fell onto the employee's left leg, fracturing it.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedFurniture and fixtures, n.e.c.
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