Nonroadway noncollision jack-knifed or ran off driving surface · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AbbVie Inc., One N. Waukegan Road, NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60064
on — Fractures , affecting the Ankle(s) and leg(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.
Hospitalized Ankle(s) and leg(s) n.e.c. Hoists, lifts scissor, telescoping
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack and backing it in to pull out drums to take to another location for storage. Their left little finger was caught between the pallet jack handle and a metal control panel in the building, resulting in a fractured finger.
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.
An employee was removing gas lines from chlorine gas tanks when a small quantity of chlorine gas escaped from one of the lines, causing the employee to experience respiratory irritation.
A maintenance employee was moving a forklift from the loading dock when the forklift fell off the dock. The employee was struck by the overhead portion of the roll bar, injuring his right knee. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
An employee was unloading a trailer on the receiving dock using a stand up powered industrial vehicle (PIV). A yard truck pulled the trailer away from the dock and the PIV fell backward out of the trailer. The employee struck their back on the headache rack of the PIV and was caught between it and the dock plate. The employee was hospitalized with a blunt force injury.
An employee was loading a truck with a forklift. The truck drove away from the dock and the forklift fell between the dock and the truck. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to their head, back, and leg.
The injured employee was using a stand-up forklift to load a pallet onto a trailer. A yard truck drove the trailer away from the dock, causing the forklift to fall to the ground. The employee sustained an injury to their left ankle that required surgery.
An employee was using a forklift to unload a trailer. The trailer moved away from the dock, causing the forklift to fall out and come to rest against the trailer and the dock plate. The employee was hospitalized with fractured lumbar and sacral vertebrae.
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