OSHA Injury Report: Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. - Kankakee

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Inspecting pallets

What happened

• Just after [REDACTED] the Line driver was staging pallets to be put away. While he was setting the pallets down a QC inspector entered the area to look at a pallet on the conveyor that needed inspected for HFI. • After setting those pallets down he was backing up to get more pallets off the conveyor. The driver did not look behind him when he started to back into the area. • Without looking behind him he had no idea the QC tech had walked into the area. This caused him to strike the QC tech with the back left corner of the Forklift. When this happened the wheel of the forklift rolled over the outside of the QC techs foot. • The impact from the collision also knocked over the employee and caused her to hit her head on the ground. She stated that her head felt fine but just letting us know she had hit it on the ground. • The employees’ foot below the ankle started to swell quickly. Ice was applied while the EMT’s were in route to the plant. • Upon arrival the EMT’s we

Injury or illness

Sprain to Left F - Foot

Object or substance involved

Forklift

Summary line

Sprain to Left F - Foot caused by Forklift

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.