Struck by falling object unspecified · Dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Groot Recycling & Waste Services, Inc., 2453 Landmeier Rd., ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS 60007
on — Dislocations, affecting the Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e).
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Final narrative
An employee was moving a stack of new garbage bins when another stack of garbage bins fell on him. The employee sustained a dislocated right shoulder.
Hospitalized Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e) Tanks, bins, vats except confined space
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