| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-20 | Bloomington | Il | Western Specialty Contractors | Skull | Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet |
| On October 20, 2020, at approximately 1:15 PM, an employee was moving a 24-foot long beam with a co-worker. The employee fell backward through an open roof hatch approximately 17 feet to the floor below. The employee was hospitalized for a skull fracture. | |||||
| 2020-02-05 | Bloomington | Illinois | BEER NUTS, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was stringing film in a packaging machine during a product change-over when his right hand entered the area of the machine that cuts film, resulting in an amputation to the right ring fingertip. | |||||
| 2018-01-26 | Bloomington | Illinois | JOANN Fabrics and Crafts | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was pulling a shopping cart with garbage down a set of three steps when the load in the cart shifted, causing her to fall and injure her right hip. She was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2017-03-21 | Bloomington | Illinois | Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was attempting to load material into a monorail cart. As the employee was pushing the material into the monorail material cups, the employee's right middle finger was pinched between the material shell bar and monorail cart cups. The fingertip had to be surgically amputated. | |||||
| 2017-02-10 | Bloomington | Illinois | STATE FARM INSURANCE CO. | Brain | Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising |
| An employee dropped an ink pen on the floor and bent under the desk to retrieve it. The employee's head struck the desk while coming back up, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-01-29 | Bloomington | Illinois | Evergreen FS, Inc. | Leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| A temporary employee was riding in a track mobile that moves rail cars. While dismounting the moving track mobile, the employee's leg became pinned between the track mobile and a stationary pole. The employee was hospitalized for a broken leg that required surgery. | |||||
| 2016-08-18 | Bloomington | Illinois | Express Employement Professionals | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| On August 18, 2016, an employee was hospitalized for dehydration after working outdoors all day in 90-degree weather. | |||||
| 2016-07-06 | Bloomington | Illinois | Springfield Electric Supply Company | Brain | Fall on same level |
| On or about July 6, 2016, an employee fell backwards while either getting on or getting off a chair/stool at the counter. She hit her head on an unknown object and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-08-10 | Bloomington | Illinois | Express Employment Professionals, Inc. | Hand(s) | Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle |
| On 8/10/15 a temporary employee operating a stand up fork truck was involved in an accident that resulted in a injury to the left hand requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-08-01 | Bloomington | Illinois | Schindler Elevator Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| Schindler Elevator employees were removing a 17,000-pound escalator on a dolly. One of the employees tripped, causing him to knock the injured employee to the ground. The injured employee's pinky and right ring finger were then run over by the loaded dolly. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2015-02-19 | Bloomington | Illinois | Heritage Health | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| On or about February 19, 2015, an employee tripped on a call light cord in a patient's room and fell breaking a hip. | |||||