COLUMBUS, OHIO—
LKQ Corporation
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at LKQ Corporation, 4330 Morse Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43230 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was on a lift gate, unloading a transmission into the back of a delivery vehicle. The employee stepped backward, slipped on transmission fluid, and fell backward from the lift gate to the concrete ground. The employee suffered a back injury.
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An employee was dismantling a car. While the employee was cutting out a seat belt with a box cutter, the cutter severely lacerated the employee's left index finger.
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An employee was dismantling a vehicle on a lift. The vehicle fell and crushed the employee. The employee was hospitalized for a broken ankle and hip contusion.
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