DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-09-03BroadviewIlPure's Food Specialties, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While dispensing icing into a container, an employee went to unclog some of the material from a mixer. A rotating shaft inside the mixer caused an amputation to the employee's right index finger.
2021-07-20BroadviewIlB.L. Downey Company LLCNonclassifiableOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On July 20, 2021, at approximately 8:00 a.m., an employee was on a 6-foot high rolling platform ladder hanging 10-foot metal hooks on a chain. The employee was hanging a hook when one of the hook ends got caught in the handrail of the rolling platform ladder and tipped it over. The employee fell to the concrete floor and sustained a contusion to their side.
2021-06-24Broadview HeightsOhWindsor Realty and ManagementBrainOther fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was preparing a unit for a new tenant when they fell off a second story balcony to the concrete below, resulting in head trauma.
2021-06-01Broadview HeightsOhCk Electrical Service LlcLower leg(s)Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
While measuring with a tape measure, an employee bumped their hard hat on something overhead and then stepped backward into a 3-foot deep conveyor tunnel, falling and sustaining a fractured right tibia.
2021-04-27BroadviewIlChase Products Co.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOverexertion involving outside sources
An employee was loading skids with product and began to experience chest pains.
2020-07-08BroadviewIllinoisB.L. Downey Company LLCLeg(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving a rack of 25 20-foot steel channel stacks, weighing 625 pounds, on a cart. The cart got stuck on a crack on the ground and tipped over; the channels fell onto the employee's left leg and broke it.
2019-03-12BroadviewIllinoisPure's Food Specialties, LLCFingertip(s)Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was helping an equipment operator remove the cover and dye roll on a rotary machine. The employee's hand slipped on a fixed roller and came into contact with a knife edge. Two fingertips on the employee's left hand were amputated.
2018-07-20BroadviewIllinoisRaincoat Roofing Systems, Inc.Eye(s)Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Two employees were working at a table saw. The injured employee walked past and a 4x4 piece of wood that was being cut kicked back from the table saw and struck the injured employee in the eye.
2018-06-27BroadviewIllinoisROBERT BOSCHFingertip(s)Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was leaving the break room and pushed open the right-side door. Instead of exiting through the door, he turned back into the break room to throw away thrash in a trash can located immediately to the right side of the exit door. As he leaned towards the trash can, he placed his left hand on the door frame with his little finger between the door and the door jamb. When the door closed, it pinched his left little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation (without bone loss).
2018-04-05Broadview HeightsOhioRumpke Waste and RecyclingChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on an ice patch while walking across the parking lot, suffering broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2015-09-23BroadviewIllinoisMullins Foods ProductsFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
The employee was loading film/packaging materials at the start of his shift when the material jammed in the machine. When he manually removed the jam, the machine restarted and the blade amputated his left index fingertip.
2015-08-18BroadviewIllinoisB.L. Downey Company LLCMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was removing parts from a rack while standing on a portable platform. He lost his balance and fell approximately 50 inches to the walkway below, breaking two fingers and fracturing his pelvis.
2015-08-03BroadviewIllinoisMullins Food ProductsNonclassifiableContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was filling a bend with hot water when the hot water spilled on him, causing serious burns.
2015-03-13BroadviewIllinoisB.L. Downey Company LLCNonclassifiableContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was hospitalized after receiving burns from falling into a tank containing a 130-degree Fahrenheit chemical solution.
2015-03-11BroadviewIllinoisPRINCIPAL MANUFACTURING CORP.Hand(s) and arm(s)Struck against moving object or equipment
An employee was hospitalized after she injured her right hand and forearm while working on the Neidburg belt sander.
2015-03-03Broadview HeightsOhioRumpke Waste and RecyclingNonclassifiablePedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway, n.e.c.
An employee was loading trash into the back of the garbage truck when he was struck by a drunk driver.
2015-01-29Broadview HeightsOhioUnited Parcel ServiceNonclassifiableFall on same level due to slipping
On January 29, 2015, an employee slipped and fell on ice in a parking lot due to inclement weather.