Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lineage Logistics Holdings, LLC, 4500 W. Ann Lurie Place, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60632
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
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