Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-05-07	Belleville	Il	Triple Sticks Foods, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On 3/24/2021 at 4:01 p.m., an employee was on a ladder fixing an overhead condensing unit when the employee stepped onto a nearby stainless steel table and the table flipped over, causing the employee to fall 4 feet. The employee suffered injuries to their right rib area. On 5/7/21 at 8:59 p.m., an employee was checking sprocket teeth for the chain underneath a bread slicer. The employee lost their balance and the tip of their left index finger got caught between the chain and sprocket, resultin
2020-10-01	Belleville	Ar	Wayne Farms LLC.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was pushing a cart loaded with crated eggs onto a lift to load them into a truck. The cart rolled over and fell onto his lower right leg fracturing it.
2020-09-05	Belleville	Il	Lowes Home Centers LLC	Head, neck, and trunk	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On 9/5/2020, at approximately 10:40 a.m., a Lowe's employee was making a delivery at a customer's home. The employee had positioned a washer on the lift gate of the delivery truck and was attempting to step around the washer when he fell off the lift gate, which was raised several feet off the ground. As the employee fell, he grabbed the washer and pulled it down on top of him. The washer landed on his abdomen. He was hospitalized with fractured ribs, a fractured C7 vertebra, and a head injury.
2019-08-19	Belleville	Illinois	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working an overtime postal route when a second employee found the employee with symptoms of heat stress. The first employee was hospitalized.
2019-04-29	Belleville	Illinois	HANK'S EXCAVATING & LANDSCAPING, INC.	Cheek(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On 4/29/2019, an employee was conducting landscaping operations at a street corner. He pushed a tree branch out of his way, and it snapped back and struck his face. A splinter pierced the left upper cheek just below the eye. Safety glasses were worn at the time.
2018-08-19	Belleville	Illinois	Belleville News Democrat	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee leaned back and fell off a 5-foot fixed rail ladder while cleaning blankets on a printing press. He suffered a laceration to the right side of his forehead and two cracked ribs.
2018-06-26	Belleville	Illinois	Empire Comfort Systems, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a press brake to form a metal part. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the part and the mold; the fingertip was amputated.
2018-01-09	Belleville	Illinois	International Paper Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was setting up a print machine and attempting to stop a paper roll from turning when the employee's left middle finger was pinched between the roll and the machine frame, amputating the fingertip (no bone loss).
2017-06-15	Belleville	New Jersey	RWJBH	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a patient's walker and fell, fracturing the right femur.
2017-06-03	Belleville	Illinois	SUPERVALU, INC. DBA SHOP 'N SAVE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was erecting a pop-up canopy. The employee's left index fingertip was in a rod slot when the inner rod moved and amputated skin and muscle from the finger.
2017-04-03	Belleville	Illinois	Save-A-Lot Store #417	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On 4/3/17 at approximately 10:20 AM, an employee was operating a bandsaw in the meat department and amputated a fingertip.
2016-07-28	Belleville	Illinois	Ameren Illinois	BODY SYSTEMS	Bites and stings
While using a chainsaw to cut up old poles and trees, an employee was bitten by an unknown insect and had a reaction to the bite. The bite became infected, requiring overnight hospitalization.
2016-06-28	Belleville	Illinois	St. Elizabeth's Hospital	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a pump to a commercial washing machine. After using water to prime the pump, the employee ran the cleaning fluid to the pump. Residual water with cleaning product was caught in a hand-held container. The employee inhaled the cleaning product odor and experienced respiratory tract irritation and distress.
2016-05-20	Belleville	Wisconsin	Federal Industries, Ltd.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a platform ladder to put parts in storage. She lost her balance and fell to the ground injuring her ribs and left leg.
2015-09-29	Belleville	Illinois	Memorial Hospital	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure through medical injection
The employee had a medical reaction to a chicken pox vaccine on 9-24-15. The vaccine was a job requirement.
2015-06-15	Belleville	Illinois	ST. ELIZABETH'S HOSPITAL	Elbow(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was in the hallway when a patient ran up and began hitting her in the face. The patient then grabbed the employee's leg and pulled her into a room. The employee fell, injuring her elbow.
2015-03-14	Belleville	New Jersey	Barnabas Health Medical Group	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on black ice, fell, and struck head when walking into the clinic on 3/10/2015.
2015-03-12	Belleville	Illinois	ABC Supply Co, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell approximately 3.5 to 4 feet from the bed of a shingle delivery truck to the ground and was hospitalized overnight.