| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-10 | Chicago Heights | Il | Real Alloy Recycling, Inc. | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was in a manlift, troubleshooting the pilot for the main burner on a furnace. The furnace door was opened and contacted the manlift basket. The employee fell about 8 feet and suffered contusions to his left thigh, knee, and shin area. | |||||
| 2021-03-01 | South Chicago Heights | Il | Cosmos Manufacturing, Inc. | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee and a coworker were manually transferring a die set (593 pounds) from a maintenance table to an industrial cart. The cart consists of a stationary platform and a lift platform controlled by a chain and hydraulic cylinder operable by foot pump. After the two employees pulled the die set onto the raised lift platform from the table, the chain over the hydraulic cylinder came free from the threaded rod and nut that serve as an anchor point on the stationary platform, causing the lift pl | |||||
| 2020-10-16 | Chicago Heights | Il | MORGAN LI INTERNATIONAL, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a press machine to press the metal bars. While he was putting a new bar in the press was activated and the machine caught his right index finger and caused an amputation. | |||||
| 2020-09-16 | Chicago Heights | Il | Applied Acoustics International | Lumbar region | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode |
| An employee was using a push aid to unjam shredder output when he felt a pain in his lower back and leg. He was hospitalized for a lower back strain. | |||||
| 2020-08-13 | Chicago Heights | Il | Dunnet Bay Construction Company | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee developed heat exhaustion while placing bricks and mesh so a concrete slab could be poured. | |||||
| 2020-08-10 | Chicago Heights | Il | Cosmos Manufacturing, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was spray-painting the ceiling and upper walls of a dock area. He was working from a heavy-duty plastic utility storage bin/box placed on the forks of a forklift. The box shifted, tossing him to the concrete floor about 9 feet below. He suffered broken ribs. | |||||
| 2020-07-22 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | Fedex Freight, Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
| An employee was hooking up a tandem trailer. While attaching the dolly section, the employee was pinned between the dolly and the trailer and suffered a broken left leg. | |||||
| 2020-06-25 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | Fedex Freight, Inc. | Hand(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| While an employee was lowering a trailer, the landing gear on the trailer spun and struck the employee's right hand. | |||||
| 2020-04-15 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | FRAMARX/WAXSTAR | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was dislodging a paper core that had fallen into a slitter rewinder machine. The employee's right index finger was caught by a belt driven pulley and sustained an amputation. | |||||
| 2020-03-17 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | Bar Processing Corp. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was trying to load a bar straightener machine. The employee's arm was pulled into the machine, where it was broken and lacerated. | |||||
| 2020-01-25 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | J & A Pallets Service, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was putting notches in 2x4 wooden boards with a woodcutting notching machine when the machine amputated two middle fingers and part of the pinky finger on the employee's right hand. | |||||
| 2019-09-11 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | TRIALCO, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee became ill and was hospitalized due to heat stress while working on a molten aluminum production of sows. | |||||
| 2019-01-29 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | Highway Steel Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was attempting to unjam a punch press when it was activated via the foot pedal, causing the press to injure the employee's left hand. The employee suffered a left index finger amputation and crushed left ring finger. The press was unguarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2018-09-19 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | Applied Acoustics International | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| A laminator crushed an employee's right hand and injured his left hand. He was hospitalized, and three of his right fingers were surgically removed. The laminator was guarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2018-08-07 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | Innophos, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
| An employee fell 20 to 50 feet from a manlift to the concrete ground below, suffering a concussion, contusions, and a broken leg. | |||||
| 2018-07-21 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | CHS Acquisition Corp. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was using an overhead crane to remove a scrap box (2,800 pounds) when the hook disengaged during the lift. The handle (which weighs about 500 pounds) then hit his leg, breaking his right tibia. | |||||
| 2018-04-18 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | YRC Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was trying to open the rear door of his hostling tractor when he lost his footing and slipped off the tractor. He hit his head and left shoulder. | |||||
| 2017-10-13 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | Bull Moose Tube | Arm(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| On October 13, 2018, an employee was adjusting a hose on the back side of a mill machine when his sleeve was caught in a rotating shaft resulting a contusion to the arm. | |||||
| 2017-07-10 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | URS Midwest Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was placing a car on a transport trailer. While descending the ladder, the employee lost balance and fell injuring the right elbow and knee. | |||||
| 2017-03-08 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | Vae Nortrak North America | Nonclassifiable | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
| An employee was heating and bending metal rail road parts when his shirt caught on fire resulting in second degree burns. | |||||
| 2016-09-22 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | FedEx Freight | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was disconnecting a dolly from a trailer when the dolly kicked up and smashed the employee's right thumb. | |||||
| 2016-08-01 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | YRC Freight | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was removing freight in the back of a trailer when the freight slipped from the back of the trailer. The employee fell out of the trailer and landed on the ground, and the freight landed on top of him. He suffered back and rib injuries. | |||||
| 2016-07-05 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | Alco Spring Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| While operating a grinding machine, an employee's first finger was pulled into the grinding wheel and amputated. | |||||
| 2016-04-30 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | YRC Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was at ground level trying to remove a padlock from a trailer. Another employee backed the semi into the dock pinning the first employee between the dock and the trailer. | |||||
| 2016-04-26 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | YRC Freight | Nonclassifiable | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was hit by a falling skid. | |||||
| 2016-04-18 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | Highway Steel, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was removing debris from a piece of equipment. He hit the stop button. While reaching for the debris, he activated a proximity sensor. The sensor in turn activated a solenoid, which activated the cylinder. This caused the die set to come down and crush/amputate his right index finger. | |||||
| 2016-01-08 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | CHS Acquisition Corp. | Face | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was moving a conveyor with a crane and sling when the sling snapped, striking the employee in the face and knocking him backward. He was then struck in the face by the conveyor. He suffered facial cuts/lacerations and was hospitalized with a possible concussion. | |||||
| 2016-01-04 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | Ford Motor Company - Chicago Stamping Plant | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was working on a mechanical power press when the machine cycled and closed on his left hand, crushing his third, fourth, and fifth fingers. | |||||
| 2015-10-27 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | Zoetis, LLC | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| The injured employee was changing a steam line diaphragm. A second employee turned on the steam and the injured employee experienced first and second degree burns to his back. | |||||
| 2015-09-01 | South Chicago Heights | Illinois | Framarx Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was preparing to drill a hole in wax paper using a foot-operated paper drill machine. She placed a stack of paper in the machine using a block to hold the wax paper in place. When she pressed the foot pedal, the machine drilled the tip of her right index finger, causing an amputation-type injury. | |||||
| 2015-08-19 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | CHS Acquisition Corp. | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| A maintenance employee fell approximately 4 feet and fractured his arm when the airline (pipe) he stepped on broke. | |||||
| 2015-08-17 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | Bar Processing Corp. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was making adjustments to a vise on a cold saw machine when the vise clamped down on the employee's left hand, fracturing two fingers and partially amputating the index finger. | |||||
| 2015-05-30 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | Sugar Steel Corporation | Nonclassifiable | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee sustained a partial amputation while bundling steel. | |||||