| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-14 | Bolingbrook | Il | T.H. Davidson and Company, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by other falling powered vehicle |
| An employee was replacing an air bag on a dump truck when another air bag exploded, causing the tractor trailer to drop onto his hands. He suffered a partial amputation to the right index fingertip. | |||||
| 2021-09-13 | Bolingbrook | Il | Kent Precision Foods Group, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On 9/13/2021, a temporary employee was placing finished goods on a conveyor belt. When the employee went to remove a jammed bag from the backend of the bag sealer machine, the tip of her left thumb was caught resulting in an amputation. | |||||
| 2021-09-13 | Bolingbrook | Il | Power Play Distributors LLC | Leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a forklift. The employee's leg was pinned and broken between the forklift and a guardrail. | |||||
| 2021-08-23 | Bolingbrook | Il | Radial Inc. | Brain | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee tripped over a garment rack in the entrance of a locker room. The employee fell, striking their head on the concrete floor and losing consciousness for several minutes. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-08-12 | Bolingbrook | Il | LSC Communication MCL LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was running a bindery machine in diagnostic mode. His right hand was caught in the shuttle pocket and the machine amputated his middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2021-07-19 | Bolingbrook | Il | Jernberg Industries, LLC dba American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was trying to dislodge a part jammed on a conveyor. The conveyor caught the employee's glove and pulled in the employee's left hand, causing fractures to the index and ring fingers and amputating the middle finger. | |||||
| 2021-06-21 | Bolingbrook | Il | Bay State Milling Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| At 12:04 p.m. on June 21, 2021, an employee was dumping 50-pound bags of ground caraway into a hopper through a screen. The product bridged in the hopper, so the employee slid the screen out of the way and began pushing the product down. The screw feed auger at the bottom of the hopper nipped his right index finger, causing an amputation. | |||||
| 2021-06-03 | Bolingbrook | Il | Commercial Food Service Repair, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee cut his left index finger while taking a panel of sheet metal off a machine during preventive maintenance. | |||||
| 2021-03-09 | Bolingbrook | Il | Knead Dough Baking Company dba Turano Knead Dough | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| A blade cover was being removed when it fell down onto an employee's left ring finger, amputating the tip. | |||||
| 2021-02-17 | Bolingbrook | Il | Jernberg Industries, LLC dba American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee was operating a powered industrial rider/tugger. The employee was thrown from the vehicle and landed on a guardrail, suffering broken ribs and a possible punctured lung. | |||||
| 2021-01-19 | Bolingbrook | Il | Lakes Venture LLC, dba Fresh Thyme Farmers Market LLC | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion involving outside sources |
| An employee suffered back strain while picking and packing orders in a warehouse. | |||||
| 2020-10-18 | Bolingbrook | Il | Turano Knead Dough Bakery Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was making an adjustment to the bagger machine. His right thumb got caught between the chain and the sprocket and was partially amputated. The machine was running at the time. | |||||
| 2020-09-04 | Bolingbrook | Il | Best Buy Co., Inc. | Forearm(s) | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
| An employee was driving a forklift when the forklift impacted with a stationary forklift, leading to a crushed forearm. | |||||
| 2020-02-04 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | CLARK DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, INC. | Arm(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| A employee was operating a standup forklift when it malfunctioned and threw her into a storage rack. She suffered an 8-inch cut on the arm that required surgery. | |||||
| 2020-01-31 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Goya Foods, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was unjamming a packing machine and amputated their left index fingertip. | |||||
| 2019-08-28 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Welsch Ready mix Inc. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was washing a ready mix truck when the employee's water hose became caught on the mixer's drum fin and the employee's arm was pulled into the mixer. The employee suffered a right arm laceration. | |||||
| 2019-07-29 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | APL Logistics Freight Systems, Inc. | Brain | Ran off driving surface, nonroadway |
| An employee was operating a forklift when it drove off the dock. The employee suffered a head injury. | |||||
| 2019-03-11 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Duplainville Transport Inc. | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| A truck driver slipped as he got out of his truck, falling to the ground and suffering a hip injury. | |||||
| 2019-02-14 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Mannheim Arena Illinois | Head and trunk | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped and fell in a parking lot, landing on his back and hitting his head. He suffered back and head injuries. | |||||
| 2019-02-11 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Peterbilt of Illinois - Joliet, Inc. | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
| On February 11, 2019, at 1:30 p.m., a journeyman mechanic was performing a diagnostic test on a tractor (truck). While standing inside the engine bay of the truck between the frame and the left steer tire axel, the vehicle started and the truck moved forward pinning the employee under the steer tire. The employee's upper leg was crushed and the hip and ankle were fractured. | |||||
| 2019-01-18 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | G & W Electric | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was showing another employee how to perform a process on a drill press and moving shavings away from the drilled area when the employee's glove was caught in the press. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-06-27 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Presence St. Joseph's Medical Center | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee lost balance and fell resulting in a left tibial plateau fracture. | |||||
| 2018-05-14 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | La Flor of Illinois | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| Employee lost part of thumb in machine. | |||||
| 2018-05-01 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Ryder System Inc | Foot (feet) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
| An employee was driving a stand-up forklift and came in contact with another forklift. The employee's foot was caught and fractured between the forklifts, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2018-04-12 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Ecowize | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee was opening a sliding door with his right hand when it was caught between the door handle and a safety pole outside the door, amputating a fingertip. | |||||
| 2018-03-31 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Shippers Warehouse of Illinois | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee stood up and struck the top of the head on a pallet rack, then fell and struck the side of the head on a pallet. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-08-17 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Amazon, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee attempted to remove a piece of tape that got stuck on a roller. The cutting device of the tape machine was engaged and caused a partial amputation of his finger. | |||||
| 2017-08-16 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits of Illinois, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was loading material onto a racking system while operating a reach truck. As he backed out of the space, he was pinned against a beam and the reach truck, suffering chest contusions. | |||||
| 2017-08-10 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Ryder System Inc | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| A temporary employee was operating a powered industrial truck and struck a rack. The employee's right foot was pinned between the powered industrial truck and the rack, breaking and lacerating the right ankle/foot. | |||||
| 2017-07-11 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Action Plumbing | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
| Two employees were moving hot water heaters from the ground to a third floor balcony. While moving the equipment in a box on a forklift, an employee stepped into the box to retrieve the last hot water heater and the box fell off the forklift. The employee fell three stories and fractured vertebrae. | |||||
| 2017-05-15 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Bay State Milling Company | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was disassembling a racking system and stacking the racks when a rack shifted and the racks fell on the employee's leg fracturing it. | |||||
| 2017-05-04 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Adventist Bolingbrook Medical Center - ER | Hip(s) | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
| An employee was escorting a patient back to her room. When they reached the room, the patient kicked the employee, fracturing her left hip. | |||||
| 2017-04-27 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Thyssenkrupp | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was finishing a coil slitting operation when the coil rotated and caught his left hand between the coil and the divider, amputating his left pinky fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-04-25 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | LSC Communications | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was struck by a powered industrial truck while walking and was hospitalized for a crushed/fractured leg. | |||||
| 2017-04-09 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Ecowize North America | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was cleaning a skinner machine when part of the machine fell off and landed on his right index finger, partially amputating it. | |||||
| 2017-03-07 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | DHL | Lower leg(s) | Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway |
| An employee was training on a stand up forklift/PIT when passing equipment caught his right leg resulting in a compound fracture. | |||||
| 2017-01-16 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | West Liberty Foods | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was moving a pallet of goods from one slot to another using a pallet jack when the employee's finger became caught between the pallet jack handle and fixed racking resulting in amputation. | |||||
| 2016-08-22 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Turano Baking Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| While preforming preventative maintenance on a machine, an employee's rag was caught. When the employee attempted to grab the rag, the employee's fingertip was caught and amputated in the chain and sprocket. | |||||
| 2016-02-02 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | D&D Manufacturing, Inc. | Lower extremities | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| A 2,200-pound, 6-inch-wide steel coil fell over onto an employee's leg. | |||||
| 2015-10-20 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Vistar PFG | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| A reversing forklift struck an employee and ran over his right foot. | |||||
| 2015-10-14 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | AAA Painting Contractor | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on a ladder to paint the side of a townhouse. The ladder slipped out and the employee fell to the pavement below fracturing both wrists. | |||||
| 2015-09-29 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Fleet Pride, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was operating a manual tabletop paper cutter and amputated a fingertip. The paper cutter was unguarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2015-07-28 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | DYWIDAG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, USA, INC. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee operating a rolling bar of a cold rolling machine (a machine which treads the metal bar) was injured during operation. The employee was running a previously treaded metal bar/bolt through the cold rolling machine; while standing on a one foot metal grading/platform. The employee's shirt got caught on the spinning bar, and as the employee tried to break free, the employee's pant leg got caught, thereby flipping the employee over the bar onto a concrete floor and breaking his leg. | |||||
| 2015-07-07 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Ryland Homes | Pelvis | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was using a ladder to gain access to a roof. As he stepped on to the roof, the ladder slipped out from under him. He fell about 8 feet and was hospitalized with a broken pelvis. | |||||
| 2015-05-08 | Boling | Texas | Wharton County Foods LLC CAL- MAINE Foods CO. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| An employee processing manure attempted to adjust a conveyor belt. The belt was in motion at the time. As he lifted the latch to lock it into place, the bracket bar spun 180 degrees and struck the employee in the lower leg. | |||||
| 2015-02-24 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | Cosco Corp. | Nonclassifiable | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee was hit by a metal door that was blown open by the wind, knocking the employee to the floor. | |||||
| 2015-02-11 | Bolingbrook | Illinois | West Liberty Foods, L.L.C. | Leg(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Employee was injured while operating an electrical jack. He pinned his leg against the wall. | |||||