CHICAGO, ILLINOIS·
U-HAUL CO. OF ILLINOIS, INC.
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified · Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at U-HAUL CO. OF ILLINOIS, INC., 1500 South Blue Island Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60608 on , Fractures and surface, flesh wounds, affecting the head and extremities.
Final narrative
A maintenance employee was working on the overhead garage door shaft at the center. He turned the power to the door off so he could work on it. He climbed up a ladder and was working on the door when a customer pulled up and entered their code, and the door started to open. Another employee came to help get the door down and the ladder fell. The maintenance employee fell and sustained a fractured left leg, a broken tooth, and a right shoulder contusion. The employee was hospitalized.
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