| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-13 | Belvidere | Il | Walmart Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was helping a customer at the self check out register and as she was walking away she tripped over the corner of the register and fell onto her right side. The employee sustained a fractured right hip and a right elbow laceration. | |||||
| 2020-08-09 | Belvidere | Il | FCA US LLC | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking to his work station when he slipped on air conditioner condensate on the floor. He fell and fractured his right leg. | |||||
| 2020-04-01 | Belvidere | New Jersey | DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS INC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped while cleaning the cement floor and broke his hip. | |||||
| 2020-02-05 | Belvidere | New Jersey | Edible Greenhouse Corp. | Forearm(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was using a power washer when it slipped from his hands and cut his right forearm. | |||||
| 2020-01-06 | Belvidere | Illinois | FCA US LLC | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was walking to his work station when he tripped on a pipe assembly and fell to the ground, suffering a spinal compression injury. | |||||
| 2019-01-18 | Belvidere | Illinois | R & D THIEL | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| At about 8:15 a.m., on January 18, 2019, two employees were trying to clear jammed lumber in a saw. While one of the employees was holding up a lumber indexing guide, the saw switched to reverse feed. A 2-inch by 4-inch piece of lumber caught the bottom of the guide, moving it forward, and pinched the employee's index and little fingers. The tip of the little finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-06-18 | Belvidere | Illinois | CAI Custom Alloys, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| A temporary employee's left hand was crushed and lacerated by a shear. The shear was guarded at the time. | |||||
| 2018-04-10 | Belvidere | Illinois | Piston Automotive LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was investigating a malfunctioning conveyor belt when his left index finger became stuck and crushed between the belt and the drive pulley. | |||||
| 2017-08-07 | Belvidere | Illinois | FCA US LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was tightening a bolt with a rotating bolt fastener when the employee's glove became caught in the gap between the sleeve and socket extension. The fastener then amputated the left-hand ring finger. | |||||
| 2016-08-27 | Belvidere | Illinois | ANDROID INDUSTRIES - Belvidere, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
| The injured employee was checking rack numbers inside a semi trailer. A forklift operator was unaware of the employee inside the trailer and entered the trailer with an additional load of racks striking the employee with the load, fracturing the employee's ribs. | |||||
| 2016-06-28 | Belvidere | Illinois | Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc. | Knee(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| On or about June 28, 2016, an employee was operating a dolly to move a hydraulic brake weighing several hundred pounds. The hydraulic brake fell over and injured the employee's knee. | |||||
| 2016-06-23 | Belvidere | Illinois | Pearson Plumbing and Heating Company | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell from a 6-foot step ladder while working with another technician to install an air duct. The employee cracked their left shoulder blade, fractured two ribs and suffered a concussion and a bruised lung. | |||||
| 2016-06-08 | Belvidere | Illinois | ANDROID INDUSTRIES | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| On or about June 8, 2016, an employee was pulling a transmission part with a hoist when the employee's left index and middle fingers were crushed between the plate and the transmission. | |||||
| 2016-05-08 | Belvidere | Illinois | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was working inside an engine index cell and was standing in a pit approximately 2.5-3 feet below ground level. The employee went to move from the inbound part of the cell pit to an area between inbound and outbound. He stepped up and out of the pit, over guiderails, and onto a roller ball surface. His foot caught on the guiderail and he tripped and fell forward, fracturing his femur. | |||||
| 2016-03-12 | Belvidere | Illinois | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On or about March 12, 2016, at approximately 2:00 AM, an employee was working on the assembly line, attempting to stow a steering hose, when her hand was caught between machine components. Her ring finger was amputated at the distal tip, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-02-17 | Belvidere | Illinois | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC | Hand(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| On February 17, 2016, an employee was installing a fascia and fog lamp on a car. As he was pulling on the wire to connect the fog lamp, he struck the car and punctured his right hand between the index finger and thumb. The injury became infected and required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-10-29 | Belvidere | Illinois | Maneval Construction Company, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| Three employees were on top of the asphalt grinder trying to troubleshoot why it wouldn't run. A fourth employee, a lowboy driver, walked over to the grinder unseen by the employees on top of the grinder. The employees started up the grinder. The lowboy driver's hand was caught in the moving belts on the back of the grinder. The employee suffered the amputation of the tip of his left middle and ring fingers, and had a pin surgically inserted in his left little finger. The employee was hospita | |||||
| 2015-04-15 | Belvidere | Illinois | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC | Nonclassifiable | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway |
| An employee was injured after abandoning a moving vehicle during transport for repair. The car had failed brakes and no brake fluid at the time. The employee landed on concrete and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-01-12 | Belvidere | Illinois | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC | Fingertip(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| On or about January 12, 2015, an employee was injured while loosening the bolts of a rod and collar assembly on a manual assist arm. A component fell and struck his hand, amputating the tip of his left little finger. | |||||