| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-09 | Des Plaines | Il | Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| An employee was operating a yard mule and fell from the vehicle, resulting in a broken hip. | |||||
| 2021-08-10 | Des Plaines | Il | Trumpf Inc | Forearm(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| A Trumpf Inc. employee was uncrating and unpacking a piece of equipment. As the employee used his pocket knife to cut off zip ties on the equipment, the knife slipped and the blade cut into his right forearm and hit an artery. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-02-09 | Des Plaines | Il | Abbott Molecular Inc | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| On February 9, 2021, an employee slipped on snow and ice while walking toward the building, falling to the ground and fracturing an ankle. | |||||
| 2020-09-25 | Des Plaines | Il | Vertex Fasteners | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was setting a coil of steel on an arbor of a steel slitting machine. As he was picking up something on the floor, an opening of the arbor caught his right ring finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
| 2020-01-23 | Des Plaines | Illinois | Acuity Brands Company | Ankle(s) | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
| At about 3:50 p.m., an employee was driving a forklift when it struck another, stopped forklift. She suffered an injury to her left ankle and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-09-10 | Des Plaines | Illinois | DSC Logistics, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport |
| On September 10, 2019, an employee was being trained on how to load and unload batteries from a motorized pallet jack's charger when the pallet jack hit and fractured his lower right leg. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-01-04 | Des Plaines | Illinois | Sysco Chicago, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee either hit his head while exiting a truck and fell to the ground, or he was standing on the truck catwalk and lost his balance, causing him to fall. He suffered a concussion and multiple contusions. | |||||
| 2018-09-19 | Des Plaines | Illinois | Coaster Co of America | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it hit a rack. His right foot was crushed between the pallet jack and the rack, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-08-10 | Des Plaines | Illinois | Nu-Way Industries, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was loading a metal part into a machine when the metal part kicked backed, pinching his left middle finger between the part and the table. His left middle fingertip was amputated. The machine was unguarded at the time. | |||||
| 2018-04-30 | Des Plaines | Illinois | Presence Chicago Hospitals Network dba Presence Holy Family Medical Center | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was standing on a 6- to 8-foot A-Frame ladder to change curtains in an ICU hospital room when he lost his balance and fell. He landed on a sitting chair that was next to his ladder, fracturing ribs on his upper right side and puncturing his lung. | |||||
| 2018-04-24 | Des Plaines | Illinois | Junk Master, Inc. | Jaw, chin | Pedal cycle incident, n.e.c |
| An employee rode a bike off the back of a truck that was approximately 4 feet off the ground. He fell off the bike and hit his face on the concrete, breaking his jaw. | |||||
| 2017-08-02 | Des Plaines | Illinois | Visage Screen-Print, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
| An employee was lifting a 25-pound box and heard a crack. The employee was hospitalized for back pain. | |||||
| 2016-10-17 | Des Plaines | Illinois | J.B. Metal Works, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee's hand slipped while he was sanding the metal part on a 12-inch sanding machine, catching and partially amputating his right thumb between the part and the sanding disk. | |||||
| 2016-09-24 | Des Plaines | Illinois | New Albertson's, Inc., dba Jewel Food Store 3425 | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cutting a whole piece of loin into steaks when the bone of the loin caught the saw blade and drew the employee's left index finger into the blade, amputating it. | |||||
| 2016-09-14 | Des Plaines | Illinois | DSC Logistics, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was picking product from the dock and moving it to the storage area using a forklift. The employee's lower left leg was then caught between a support column and the forklift, crushing and fracturing it and causing blood loss. | |||||
| 2016-06-25 | Des Plaines | Illinois | Pexco LLC | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| A maintenance employee was responding to an extruder machine that had a malfunctioning water cooling unit. When the employee went to see what was wrong, the machine released hot water and steam, which struck the employee in the arm, torso, and feet. The employee suffered burns to the skin and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-12-31 | Des Plaines | Illinois | U.S. Postal Service | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| On December 31, 2015, an employee slipped and fell on ice after making a delivery at a business and shattered his right ankle in three places. | |||||
| 2015-10-23 | Des Plaines | Illinois | Nu-Way Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On October 7, 2015, an employee's right thumb was amputated while operating a hardware insertion machine. On October 23, 2015, another employee's right index finger was amputated while operating a spot welding machine. Note to user: This record contains two separate events that were reported simultaneously to OSHA by the employer. These events are captured as one report. | |||||
| 2015-08-16 | Des Plaines | Illinois | Hyatt Corporation | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee tripped and fell while getting coffee from the cafeteria, resulting in a fractured shoulder and pelvis. | |||||
| 2015-02-23 | Des Plaines | Illinois | New Albertson's Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee sustained a cut to his left index finger when his hand made contact with the blade as he was cutting lamb chops on the band saw. | |||||