| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-30 | Alsip | Illinois | ALSIP TRUCK CENTER, LLC | Hip(s) | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
| An employee was working on a tractor's drive shaft. The tractor was positioned on an incline at the time. After working on the drive shaft, the employee moved some blocks that were used to hold the wheels in place. The brakes were not set at the time, so the tractor rolled slowly back and crushed his body between the tractor and a flatbed that was waiting outside the bay. He was hospitalized for a fractured hip. | |||||
| 2020-04-10 | Alsip | Illinois | Berry Global, Inc. | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| At 4:10 a.m. on April 10, 2020, an employee was setting up a new roll of plastic on a winder machine. The machine pulled in the employee's left hand, breaking several bones in the forearm area. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-02-13 | Alsip | Illinois | J & J Snacks Foods | Brain | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
| Two employees had a domestic incident at work. The injured employee was struck in the head by the other employee and was rendered unconscious. | |||||
| 2020-01-22 | Alsip | Illinois | Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on a ladder performing a cleaning operation when he lost his footing and fell onto a hard surface, injuring his back and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2020-01-15 | Alsip | Illinois | Greif Packaging | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was repairing a sensor on a conveyor line when the employee's finger was caught between a moving chain and sprocket drive, resulting in a middle fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2019-01-31 | Alsip | Illinois | Daubert Cromwell | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was working on or near a machine when his hand was crushed between the machine's two rollers. | |||||
| 2018-06-08 | Alsip | Illinois | Reliable Fire Equipment Company | Eye(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| On June 8, 2018, at approximately 12:00 p.m., an employee was attempting to repair a pipe hose on a wheeled fire extinguisher. The employee's right eye was struck with a steel pipe he was using for leverage causing cuts around the eye, swelling and impaired vision. | |||||
| 2018-05-16 | Alsip | Illinois | Anixter, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was reversing an electric pallet jack and backed into the corner of a storage rack. She suffered a fractured ankle, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-04-10 | Alsip | Illinois | Maywood Industries | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood when the blade cut and amputated his thumb tip (no bone loss). | |||||
| 2018-03-21 | Alsip | Illinois | Rolled Metal Products | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was moving narrow steel coils. When he removed the chain from a coil, the coil fell over and struck him, trapping and bruising his left leg. | |||||
| 2018-01-12 | Alsip | Illinois | Kastalon Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was de-burring a metal plate on a sander when his left thumb was pinched between the metal plate and sanding disc, resulting in an amputation to the tip of his thumb. | |||||
| 2017-07-12 | Alsip | Illinois | Berry Global Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was retracting a portable winder chuck to release a film roll when his right middle finger was pinched, removing some skin and his fingernail. | |||||
| 2017-06-30 | Alsip | Illinois | Wille Brothers Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was washing the cement truck and caught the left pinky finger in the chute resulting in amputation. | |||||
| 2017-03-23 | Alsip | Illinois | Advertising Resources Incorporated | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was using a power jack to do overhead work. As he came down off the power jack, he slipped and fell 1 to 3 feet, landing on the floor and hitting his head. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-08-11 | Alsip | Illinois | Prestone | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking down a marked walkway when he slipped on a tiny piece of plastic, causing him to fall and break his right ankle. | |||||
| 2016-05-10 | Alsip | Illinois | ADMIRAL STEEL LLC | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was standing between a re-coiler machine and another machine when the employee's glove was caught by the re-coiler. The employee's arm was pulled into the machine and was pinned, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-03-28 | Alsip | Illinois | Alsip Minimill, LLC | Wrist(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was troubleshooting a broken valve when the valve opened, causing a wrist fracture. The employee was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2016-03-21 | Alsip | Illinois | Aim Fiber Products | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was helping a coworker remove fabric from a fabric cutter when the blade came down and partially amputated the employee's second, third, and fourth digits of her left hand. | |||||
| 2015-09-18 | Alsip | Illinois | Great Lakes Coca Cola | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee stepped onto an electric pallet jack and lost footing. He reached for a handhold and accidently grabbed the throttle. The jack lurched forward, crushing his foot between the jack and a pallet. | |||||
| 2015-08-06 | Alsip | Illinois | Worth Steel and Machine Co. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee amputated the pointer and index fingertips while operating the Macbee 30 draw machine. | |||||
| 2015-05-14 | Alsip | Illinois | Accord Carton Co. | Nonclassifiable | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee received amputation-type injuries. | |||||
| 2015-04-17 | Alsip | Illinois | AEP Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was starting up a production line and putting film into two nip rollers. The film caught and pulled a finger into the nip rollers resulting in an amputation injury. | |||||