Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Handi-Foil Corp., 2275 W Diehl Road, NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60563
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift to take a load of aluminum foil pans from a warehouse storage location to have them shipped. The operator turned, causing the load to fall on the injured employee's back.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedContainers-nonpressurized, unspecified
An employee was helping another employee line up two heating plates that weighed approximately 2,000 pounds. The second employee signaled the forklift operator to set the plate down. When the forklift operator lowered the plate too quickly, the injured employee could not get his left thumb out of the way, causing the tip of his thumb to be amputated between the plates.
An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.
An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.
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