Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Vanbuskirk Steel, LLC, 1500 W Jefferson Street, MORTON, ILLINOIS 61550
on , Fractures, affecting the foot(feet) and knee(s).
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Final narrative
On July 16, 2021, at 11:30 a.m., an employee was standing on a truck's trailer adjusting a load of steel parts that were to be hauled to a scrap yard. The load shifted and the employee jumped off the trailer to the concrete approximately 4 to 5 feet below to avoid being injured by the shifting load. The employee suffered a fractured right heel and fractured left knee that required hospitalization.
HospitalizedFoot(feet) and knee(s)Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck