ELMHURST, ILLINOIS—
Aim Leasing Company
Other jump to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
Final narrative
On January 2, 2020, an employee was removing pallets from a box truck when a pallet caught on something and the employee had to jump out of the back of the truck rather than fall. He landed on both feet, breaking his right ankle and left tibial plateau.
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