| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-15 | Carol Stream | Il | Pregis | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was trying to unjam paper in a machine. The employee's right index finger was caught by a roller and injured. | |||||
| 2021-07-09 | Carol Stream | Il | Jetco, Ltd | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| The injured employee was descending a fixed ladder in the base cone of a spheroidal design water tower. Another employee above him was lowering a plastic, 5-gallon bucket full of tools with a rope. The handle on the bucket broke and the bucket and its contents fell on the injured employee causing him to let go of the ladder and fall approximately 10-12 feet to the lower level. The injured employee sustained fractured vertebrae, a concussion, and lacerations to the face and head. | |||||
| 2020-06-26 | Carol Stream | Illinois | American Litho, Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was setting timing on the inline section of a printing machine, which had been removed from service and was in a maintenance shop. The employee's right little finger was caught in the timing gear and amputated. | |||||
| 2020-03-04 | Carol Stream | Illinois | Blackhawk Corrugated | Lower extremities | Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet |
| To repair a pump, an employee removed a grate from a 2-foot deep pit containing hot water which drains from a corrugated machine. The employee lost his balance and his left leg entered the water up to the calf. The employee was hospitalized with a second degree burn. | |||||
| 2019-06-06 | Carol Stream | Illinois | NTA PRECISION AXLE CORPORATION | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was responding to a part jam in a CNC machine. A pressurized spindle fell into place, pinching two of the employee's fingers and amputating the tips. | |||||
| 2019-05-18 | Carol Stream | Illinois | S & S INTERNATIONAL INC. | Hip(s) | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely |
| The employee was verifying a tag on a stainless steel coil. The employee took the coil out and set it on the floor. The crane adjusted weight on the floor and the coil rolled back towards the employee, hitting the employee and fracturing their pelvis. | |||||
| 2019-04-26 | Carol Stream | Illinois | WAYFAIR INC. | Wrist(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| On April 25, 2019, two employees were carrying a broken toilet outside to dispose of it in a dumpster. The toilet slipped and cut an employee's wrist, involving tendons and an artery. | |||||
| 2019-03-04 | Carol Stream | Illinois | FIC AMERICA CORPORATION | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a milling machine to surface grind a plastic block. Their gloved left hand became entangled in the bit and pulled into the machine resulting in amputation of the left thumb at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2018-05-02 | Carol Stream | Illinois | Saint-Gobain Abrasives | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was sharpening a tool on a bench grinder when the tool slipped and he injured his left index fingertip, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2017-05-31 | Carol Stream | Illinois | A.J. Oster LLC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| A temporary employee was removing the tail from a coil on a conveyor belt when the employee's right index finger became caught and amputated between the coil and the conveyor belt. | |||||
| 2017-05-11 | Carol Stream | Illinois | Greencore USA | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was attempting to clear a jam in a filling machine when the machine amputated the employee's left middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-04-28 | Carol Stream | Illinois | Colonial Bag Corp. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| While adjusting the height of a machine, an employee's finger contacted moving parts and was partially amputated. | |||||
| 2016-10-17 | Carol Stream | Illinois | JEWEL FOOD STORES, INC. | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| While walking between registers, an employee slipped and fell to the floor, breaking a leg. | |||||
| 2016-08-26 | Carol Stream | Illinois | COLONIAL BAG CORPORATION | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On August 26, 2016, an employee sustained a fingertip amputation while cutting paper off of a bag folding machine. | |||||
| 2016-07-11 | Carol Stream | Illinois | Savers, Inc. | Eye(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| On July 11, 2016, an employee was sorting merchandise and lost consciousness. He fell and struck his head on a table, fracturing his eye socket. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-06-29 | Carol Stream | Illinois | S.& S. INTERNATIONAL, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee's right-hand index finger was amputated while repairing a 48" metal polisher. | |||||
| 2015-06-04 | Carol Stream | Illinois | American Litho, Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was "webbing" a printing press when two of the employee's left-hand fingers got pinched by a unit roller. | |||||