Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-08-05 | Cicero | Il | Corey Steel Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
On August 5, 2021, an employee was operating a crane by remote control to move bundles of steel bars for packaging. A bar from one of the bundles came loose and the employee's right hand was caught between the bar and the remote control, resulting in a partial amputation of the middle finger. | |||||
2020-08-08 | Cicero | Il | A&T Painting Inc | Wrist(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was attempting to clean a running conveyor belt when his hand was pulled into the roller, resulting in a broken wrist. | |||||
2020-07-07 | Cicero | Illinois | Target | Fingertip(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was pulling a pallet of milk out of a walk-in cooler with a powered pallet jack. As he turned, his right little finger was caught between the pallet and the steel door frame. The fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2020-05-11 | Cicero | Illinois | UNITED SCRAP METAL, INC. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee experienced an amputation of his right arm while operating a cable stripper on 05/11/20 at 5:15 p.m. | |||||
2020-05-09 | Cicero | Illinois | BRAD FOOTE GEAR WORKS | Fingertip(s) | Struck against object or equipment |
On May 9, 2020, an employee was using an Allen wrench to tighten a manual lathe when the wrench slipped, resulting in his left ring finger hitting the lathe's blade. His fingertip was amputated. The lathe was not in operation at the time of the incident. | |||||
2019-08-12 | Cicero | New York | J and R LAWNS & LANDSCAPES, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was cutting metal brackets while wearing wet gloves and was shocked. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-05-10 | Cicero | Illinois | Breakthru Beverage Illinois, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was removing a broken/damaged box from a conveyor when the employee's safety glove was caught in the gap between the conveyor side guards, resulting in a partial amputation to the right pinky fingertip. | |||||
2019-03-28 | Cicero | Illinois | Aetna Plywood, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
On March 28, 2019, an employee was cleaning a wood planer when the rotating blade caught his glove. He suffered amputations to two fingers on his right hand. | |||||
2019-02-21 | Cicero | Illinois | Bimbo Bakery USA Inc | Nonclassifiable | Intentional injury by other person |
Two employees were involved in an altercation. One employee's injuries required hospitalization. | |||||
2019-02-14 | Cicero | New York | CLINTON'S DITCH COOPERATIVE CO., INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was working on a palletizer when his left index finger became entangled in a conveyor belt and was amputated. | |||||
2019-01-13 | Cicero | New York | GANDER OUTDOORS, LLC | Leg(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was demonstrating an electric bicycle on the sales floor for a customer when the employee fell to the ground, fracturing the left leg and required hospitalization. | |||||
2018-05-23 | Cicero | Illinois | Bimbo Bakeries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was moving a catch pan that was filled with water (heavy) when his right thumb was caught between the pan and a cross bar, resulting in a partial amputation. | |||||
2018-01-12 | Cicero | Illinois | A.L.L. Masonry Construction Co., Inc. | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
While erecting a scaffold, an employee fell and fractured the left ankle and the right femur, fibula, tibia, and ankle. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-03-10 | Cicero | Illinois | BRAD FOOTE GEAR WORKS | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was lowering a gear onto a metal shop rack and caught his left ring finger between the gear and the rack resulting in an amputation injury. | |||||
2016-04-08 | Cicero | Illinois | Metro Staffing | Lumbar region | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode |
While lifting a pallet, an employee bent down, felt a crack, and slipped and fell. The employee was hospitalized with a lumbar injury. | |||||
2016-03-23 | Cicero | Illinois | Aryzta | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee amputated two fingers while a cleaning a mixer. | |||||
2015-07-15 | Cicero | New York | TJX Companies Incorporated | Multiple arm locations | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee walking through the front doors tripped and fell, fracturing an arm in multiple locations. | |||||
2015-06-10 | Cicero | Illinois | Saporito Finishing Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was hospitalized due to a chemical burn to the tip of the left index finger. | |||||
2015-04-20 | Cicero | Illinois | KOPPERS INDUSTRIES, INC. | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee fell and broke a hip as he was leaving the trailer for the day. Earlier in the day the stairway from the door was moved to another access door. | |||||
2015-03-19 | Cicero | Illinois | Saporito Finishing | Leg(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee sustained burns to his left leg after slipping into a hot rinse bath. |