| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-08 | Blue Island | Illinois | LKQ Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was dismantling a car. While the employee was cutting out a seat belt with a box cutter, the cutter severely lacerated the employee's left index finger. | |||||
| 2018-07-26 | Blue Island | Illinois | Metro Recycling | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was moving material in a cart when a part closed on the employee's finger, resulting in an amputation to a finger on the left hand. | |||||
| 2017-08-29 | Blue Island | Illinois | Great Northern Lumber, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning a saw when it grabbed his sleeve and pulled his left hand into the spinning blade, cutting it. The blade was guarded at the time. | |||||
| 2016-03-30 | Blue Island | Illinois | Great Northern Lumber, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was picking up blocks on the ground behind a forklift. The forklift operator struck the employee while backing up. The employee sustained an ankle bone fracture and was hospitalized. | |||||