| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-08 | Dekalb | Il | Panduit Corporation | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| At approximately 3:38 PM, an employee got off his forklift and used a package knife to cut an air bag that was between loads. The load then shifted and a pallet of cable (800 lbs.) fell, pinning him against the side of the trailer and forcing him to the floor. The employee sustained a fracture to his back. | |||||
| 2020-09-11 | Dekalb | Il | Elliott and Wood Inc. | Head and trunk | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway |
| An employee was replacing manhole covers in the road and was struck by a passing car. The employee suffered a concussion and a broken back and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-07-04 | Dekalb | Illinois | Forge Group Dekalb LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was working on a trim press in a forge shop with tongs and a swab. He was putting oil on the trim press when the machine was activated, causing a partial amputation to his right index finger and the next two fingers. | |||||
| 2018-07-11 | Dekalb | Illinois | EHC Industries, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| On July 11, 2018, an employee was working from a mobile scaffold, about 12 feet above a concrete floor, to remove asbestos. He fell to the floor, fracturing his wrist and hip. The scaffold's guardrails had been removed at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2017-09-01 | Dekalb | Illinois | Sodexo, Inc. | Skull | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| On September 1, 2017, an employee was riding in a golf cart after working the concession stand at a football game. While in the seat, she was seen kneeling over and then fell to the ground where she hit her head, fracturing her skull. | |||||
| 2016-07-12 | Dekalb | Illinois | DEKALB FORGE COMPANY | Nonclassifiable | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was helping a forging hammer operator and was attempting to release a part lodged inside the hammer. The employee's hand tool became caught inside the point of operation and broke when the machine cycled. A piece of the hand tool ejected and struck the employee, breaking bones and lacerating the employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2015-11-09 | Dekalb | Illinois | Kishwaukee Hospital | Hip(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
| An employee fell and injured their right hip while retrieving a box of gloves out of the storage room. | |||||