Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Abbvie, Inc., 1 Waukegan Road AP5, NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60064
on — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries, affecting the Multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
On September 19, 2024, at 8:10 a.m., an employee was operating a powered industrial truck (PIT) with no load when they contacted the base of a vertical material racking system. Upon contacting the racking system, the employee became pinned between a horizontal cross-beam and the operator booth of the PIT. The employee suffered a pelvic fracture and internal bleeding that required hospitalization.
Hospitalized Multiple trunk locations Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
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