Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Liberty Tire Recycling LLC, 1615 S. Alpine Rd., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61108
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was waiting for a trailer to back up in order to load scrap tires from a container. The employee was then pinned between the container and the trailer, resulting in injuries. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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