ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS·2023-01-17

Liberty Tire Recycling LLC

Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Liberty Tire Recycling LLC, 1615 S. Alpine Rd., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61108 on 2023-01-17, Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.

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Final narrative

An employee was waiting for a trailer to back up in order to load scrap tires from a container. The employee was then pinned between the container and the trailer, resulting in injuries. The employee was hospitalized.

Hospitalized Nonclassifiable Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

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