DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-09AddisonIlShape LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a table-top laminating machine for transformers. As the employee reached beneath the machine frame to adjust the position of a wire on the transformer coil, his finger was caught in the point of operation where the metal lamination plates are automatically inserted into the transformer coil, resulting in amputation of the left middle fingertip.
2021-03-31AddisonAlClayton CavalierFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was placing material to be cut in a saw when the saw activated, resulting in the amputation of four fingers on the left hand.
2021-02-18AddisonTxAMERISTAR JET CHARTER, INC.Fingertip(s)Fall on same level
An employee fell to the ground while pushing a stuck vehicle in a parking lot. The employee's ring finger went into the tire wheel and brake caliper, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
2020-09-05AddisonIlPremier Storage Concepts, Inc.Hand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a panel drill when their free hand became trapped by the drill when it lowered. The employee required surgery to repair broken fingers and a nicked artery.
2020-07-01AddisonTexasSun Commercial Roofs, IncNonclassifiableFall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was picking up trash during a roof removal process when the employee fell through the roof and landed on the concrete approximately 20 feet below, suffering fractures.
2020-05-13AddisonAlabamaSOUTHERN ENERGY HOMES, INC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting trim on a miter saw when her finger contacted the blade. She sustained a deep laceration with an open fracture to the right second finger. The finger was surgically amputated at the hospital.
2020-05-05AddisonIllinoisTHE PAMPERED CHEFLower leg(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift when his left leg was caught between the forklift and a stationary metal rail guard. He suffered an open fracture of the tibia and fibula, as well as an injury to the left peroneal artery.
2020-02-13AddisonIllinoisCMZ Express BrainFall on same level due to slipping
While leaving a customer's docking area, an employee slipped on the snowy floor and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for bleeding in the brain.
2019-08-20AddisonIllinoisBauderer Packaging Contract PackagingFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was pulling a lift gate down with his right hand when it closed on his left hand, crushing his left middle and ring fingers.
2019-07-28AddisonIllinoisEuropean Manufacturing Partnership LLCBack, including spine, spinal cordFall on same level
An employee fell to the ground and hit his head, suffering a spinal cord injury.
2019-07-23AddisonTexasLead StaffingWrist(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing lighting from an 8-foot A-frame step ladder when he lost his balance and fell to the ground, breaking his right wrist and requiring hospitalization.
2019-06-06AddisonTexasBest Press, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting tile with a tile saw when the saw blade cut his fingers, resulting in amputations of the index, middle, and ring fingers on his left hand.
2019-04-15AddisonIllinoisKribha Distribution CoUpper and lower limb(s)Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
On April 15, 2019, an employee was cleaning tables in the warehouse area with acetone. The employee heated up the acetone and the solvent ignited, burning him below the knee, on both legs, and the right hand.
2019-04-04AddisonIllinoisOverton Chicago Gear CorporationFingertip(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Two mechanics were trying to reposition a crooked race inside a pit furnace that was preventing the furnace cover from closing properly. One of the mechanics was at the upper end of the furnace using a long, steel tool to strike the race in an attempt to pry it loose. The second mechanic was near the bottom of the furnace, checking the position of the race after each attempt to move it. The steel tool struck his hand and amputated his right ring fingertip.
2019-03-30AddisonIllinoisCastella Imports, Inc.Multiple body partsOther fall to lower level
An employee was in a warehouse, standing on a pallet on the second level of a rack. The employee fell to the floor, suffering broken vertebrae and ribs.
2018-06-12AddisonAlabamaCarroll's Contemporary DesignHead and neckStruck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
The injured employee was guiding marble slabs as they were being unloaded from a flatbed delivery truck using a forklift. The forklift picked up two slabs of marble (120" x 77") weighing approximately 2,200 pounds. The weight caused the forklift to tilt forwards which in turn caused the booms and slabs to fall forward. The impact of the slabs slammed the employee into the truck. The slabs fell back toward the forklift and injured employee fell on top of the slabs. The injured employee was hospit
2018-04-06AddisonIllinoisEAM MoscaElbow(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing a unitizer when he lost his footing on non-powered conveyors and fell to the cement walking surface, breaking his left elbow.
2017-10-17AddisonIllinoisDomtar Addison Converting, Inc.Back, including spine, spinal cordOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was using crossover stairs to bring tools to another employee when his foot slipped off the second to last tread and he fell. His back hit the stairs, suffering blunt trauma and contusions. He was hospitalized.
2017-09-13AddisonTexasLattimore Materials CompanyAnkle(s)Fall on same level
An employee was walking from the elevator to her desk when she twisted her ankle and fell. She suffered a fractured ankle that required surgery.
2017-07-27AddisonAlabamaCavalier Homes of Alabama, Inc.Back, including spine, spinal cordStruck by falling object or equipment
An employee was signing papers when the wall of a mobile home came down and struck her on the back resulting in a vertebra compression injury.
2017-02-17AddisonIllinoisSPROVIERI'S CUSTOM COUNTERS INC.Fingertip(s)Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was lifting stone material with a suction cup when the slab came loose and crushed the employee's right middle finger, amputating the fingertip without bone loss.
2016-08-11AddisonIllinoisUNITED PARCEL SERVICEBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
After delivering packages for 7.5 hours, an employee suffered a heat-stress-related event and was hospitalized for dehydration.
2016-04-29AddisonTexasStandard Utility Construction, Inc.Back, including spine, spinal cordStruck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating a winch. The winch cable broke and the winch hook struck the employee. The employee sustained back injuries.
2016-02-03AddisonNew YorkTWO RIVERS TIMBER COMPANYFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using compressed air to remove sawdust from resaw and amputated the right thumb, index and middle fingers.
2015-11-16AddisonNew YorkTWO RIVERS TIMBER CO. INC.BrainStruck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was using a tractor with a front-end load bucket to remove bark from under a log deck. The tractor unexpectedly started to move forward and the employee's head got caught between the log deck and a bar on the tractor. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-10-20AddisonTexasGroves Electrical Services, Inc.Knee(s)Struck by discharged object or substance
Employees were using a Hydrovac to find an underground line. The Hydrovac has a nozzle to shoot high pressure water and suck up water and mud. One employee works the vacuum hose and another works the water nozzle. The employee working the vacuum hose saw a rock that he didn't think would go up the vacuum hose. When he reached down to pick it up, he stepped in front of the water nozzle. The pressurized water punctured his knee on the inside of his right leg.
2015-10-19AddisonAlabamaSouthern Energy Homes, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to align the hydraulic mast tilt cylinder on a forklift so he could insert the locking pin. His finger was in the pin hole while he instructed the forklift operator to lower the hydraulic mast so the pin hole would line up and the pin could be inserted. He suffered a partial amputation of his left index finger.
2015-08-26AddisonTexasImmaculate FlightLeg(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was hospitalized when he fell approximately four feet off the wing of a Challenger 300 aircraft while cleaning it. The employee broke the left leg and sprained the right ankle.
2015-04-03AddisonIllinoisVCNA PRAIRIE, INC.NonclassifiableOther fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
A maintenance employee was repairing a mixer discharge hopper from a plank that had been laid across the hopper. The employee was sitting on the plank and working from it. The employee fell through the boot of the hopper, approximately 14 feet to the concrete floor below.
2015-04-02AddisonAlabamaSouthern Energy Homes, Inc.Foot (feet)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On or about 4/2/15, at 3:15 p.m., an employee was moving a catwalk that provided fall protection at elevated positions during manufactured home building. The catwalk tilted while being moved. The employee was struck by the falling catwalk and his right foot was crushed.
2015-03-19AddisonIllinoisStaffing Network, LLCAnkle(s)Struck by falling object or equipment
On March 19, 2015, at approximately 7:00 a.m., an employee was hospitalized overnight with a fractured bone after being struck by a falling cart on his left ankle.
2015-03-12AddisonIllinoisR.W. DUNTEMAN COMPANYHip(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Employee fell down a single step coming out of a meeting and broke a hip.
2015-02-27AddisonNew YorkUS Postal ServiceChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall on same level due to slipping
Employee slipped on ice and fell while crossing the street. Employee broke two ribs and punctured a lung.