Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2020-01-20	Bourbonnais	Illinois	Ambassador Steel Fabrication, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was helping an operator set up a rebar-bending machine. The employee's little finger was caught, broken, and lacerated between the rebar and a pin.
2019-03-06	Bourbonnais	Illinois	Belson Steel Center Scrap, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was torch-cutting steel coils when a piece of steel coil fell and struck the employee, breaking the employee's leg.
2019-02-21	Bourbonnais	Illinois	Belson Steel Center Scrap, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee suffered a finger injury while using an alligator shear.
2018-02-14	Bourbonnais	Illinois	Ardex Americas	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to release a pail that was stuck in the labeling machine. When the pail released, the pail and belt pulled the employee's right thumb into the machine, amputating the tip.
2017-09-11	Bourbonnais	Illinois	Systems Plant Services, Inc.	Pelvis	Struck by falling object or equipment
Employees were removing slag with bars. A large chunk of slag fell and pinned one employee against a wall. The employee injured his pelvis and was admitted to the hospital.
2017-05-17	Bourbon	Missouri	N.B. WEST CONTRACTING CO.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's left thumb tip was amputated by a rotating belt and pulley. The belt and pulley were guarded at the time.
2016-01-07	Bourbon	Missouri	CENTURYLINK	Forearm(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A technician was discussing the job with a customer and was bitten by the customer's dog causing lacerations to the right forearm and muscle damage.