UTICA, ILLINOIS—
Northern Partners Cooperative - Utica Elevator
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
Final narrative
On June 22, 2021, an employee was attempting to open an elevator dump pit. When the employee stepped on a brake that was holding up a metal bar, the bar came down forcefully and struck the employee on the left side of the chest. The employee suffered internal bleeding and a possible tear to the aorta. The employee was hospitalized.
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