DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-05-05Arlington HeightsIlXPO Logistics Freight, Inc.Upper and lower limb(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was assisting a customer with unloading a crate weighing 1300 pounds when the crate dropped from a forklift onto the employee, resulting in a broken leg and hand.
2020-01-23Arlington HeightsIllinoisRolling Green Country Club Leg(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking from a kitchen to a bathroom after cleaning a fryer with degreaser. He became lightheaded and fell to the floor, breaking his right leg.
2019-07-26Arlington HeightsIllinoisDownes Swimming Pool Co., Inc. Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing an automatic pool cover machine when his left middle finger was caught in the moving parts, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation.
2019-06-27Arlington HeightsIllinoisMARTAM CONSTRUCTION, INC.Head, neck, and trunkInjured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting lumber with a cut-off saw when it kicked back and lacerated the employee from the cheek to the chest.
2019-06-06Arlington HeightsIllinoisSheet Metal Werks, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
The injured employee was emptying scrap hoppers. The employee released the latch so the hopper can dump into the dumpster. The employee placed his left hand on the fork attachment point of the hopper and when the emptied hopper moved back into the latched position his gloved, left hand was caught between the hopper and the attachment point on the forks. The employee suffered a left ring finger amputation.
2019-05-22Arlington HeightsIllinois LIEBERMAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.PelvisFall on same level due to slipping
An employee entered the newly remodeled fitness room, slipped on the wet concrete floor and fell breaking their pelvis.
2018-09-11Arlington HeightsIllinoisJustin Johns Racing StableBrainThrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
An employee was exercising a horse when it was startled and threw her off. Her head struck the ground; she was knocked unconscious, suffering a concussion and minor internal head trauma and bleeding. She was wearing a protective helmet and safety vest at the time of the incident.
2018-09-04Arlington HeightsIllinoisArlington Heights Ford, Inc. Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersPedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
Two employees were cleaning a car in a car lot. One of them was struck by a pallet carried by a forklift, suffering a broken arm, broken shoulder, broken ribs, and ruptured spleen. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-07-02Arlington HeightsIllinoisHoerr Construction, Inc.FaceStruck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning a sewer line with a hydro-jet. While he was pulling the hose, it came too far out of the manhole and the nozzle struck the employee's face, lacerating it.
2018-01-29Arlington HeightsIllinoisNorthwest Community HealthcareBrainOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a rolling table to remove Christmas decorations at the top of the bulletin board. The rolling table moved from under her causing her to fall. The employee was hospitalized for a subdural hematoma and a partial scalp hemorrhage.
2017-10-16Arlington HeightsIllinoisWeber Marking Systems, Inc. dba Weber Packaging Solutions, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a printing press when the employee's left hand was caught in an unguarded pinch point on the machine, fracturing two fingers.
2017-04-23Arlington HeightsIllinoisLutheran Home for the Aged, Inc.Thigh(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was transporting a resident and tripped over the wheelchair footrest. She fell and fractured her femur.
2017-01-03Arlington HeightsIllinoisNew Albertson's, Inc. dba Jewel-Osco Multiple body partsPedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was collecting shopping carts in the parking lot when he was struck by a moving automobile, suffering multiple injuries and requiring hospitalization.
2015-05-29Arlington HeightsIllinoisRent-A-Center, Inc.NonclassifiableRoadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee was injured in a motor vehicle accident while performing work related duties.