| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-05 | Downers Grove | Il | Mc Mahon Maintenance | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| At 10:00 a.m. on October 5, 2021, an employee was climbing a portable ladder when it slipped out from under him. He fell about 10 feet to the driveway below, suffering head and back injuries. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-08-11 | Downers Grove | Il | Panera Bread | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cutting bagels with a bagel slicer. The slicer blade amputated the tip of his right ring finger. | |||||
| 2021-08-11 | Downers Grove | Il | T.J. Maxx & HomeGoods | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee tripped over an open cabinet door in a store, fell, and suffered a broken left femur. | |||||
| 2021-06-02 | Downers Grove | Il | Commonwealth Edison | Multiple body parts | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee and a co-worker were getting ready to splice underground wires when a screwdriver that had put on a wall made contact with the old wire, causing a flash. The employee suffered burns to their arm, hand, leg, and face that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2021-05-05 | Downers Grove | Il | Moldtronics, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was removing plastic parts from an injection molding machine. The machine malfunctioned and closed on the employee's right hand, causing the amputation of the middle finger. | |||||
| 2021-03-09 | Downers Grove | Il | Orkin LLC | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped and fell in a wet, muddy yard, suffering a broken ankle. | |||||
| 2019-07-29 | Downers Grove | Illinois | Pepperidge Farm, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On July 29, 2019,at 10:30 a.m., an employee was preparing to add sugar product to a metering chute. He reached up into the metering chute to verify the equipment was off and his right middle finger was struck by a pneumatic slide gate. His finger was fractured and lacerated, resulting in a surgical fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2019-03-01 | Downers Grove | Illinois | Art Van Furniture #197 | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was directing a pickup truck as it backed up to get a delivery. The truck struck the employee, causing bruises, contusions, and a blood clot in the leg. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-09-25 | Downers Grove | Illinois | FLAVORCHEM CORPORATION | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| A temporary employee's right index and middle fingertips were amputated in a spray dryer. | |||||
| 2018-09-13 | Downers Grove | Illinois | Bloomin' Brands, Inc. | Brain | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was taking a stainless steel cutting machine down from a shelf when the machine fell and struck her head, causing blunt force trauma. | |||||
| 2018-08-14 | Downers Grove | Illinois | Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | Knee(s) | Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional |
| While subduing an aggressive patient, an employee was knocked to the floor, suffering a fractured left patella. | |||||
| 2018-06-21 | Downers Grove | Illinois | FLAVORCHEM CORPORATION | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was cleaning a pump. While his finger was in the pump's discharge port, the end of his right middle finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-04-12 | Downers Grove | Illinois | Arrow Gear Company | Trunk | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was putting a shim in the pit furnace when he suffered second and third degree burns to his torso. | |||||
| 2017-09-02 | Downers Grove | Illinois | Market Connect Group | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
| An employee was lifting boxes of retail merchandise off of a cart and felt pain in her back. The employee suffered a back injury requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-08-31 | Downers Grove | Illinois | Red Roof Inns, Inc | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was removing an air conditioning unit from a wall when he dropped an envelope in the unit. As he attempted to retrieve the envelope, the unit's fan blade deeply lacerated his hand, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2016-10-12 | Downers Grove | Illinois | BrightView Landscapes, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee servicing a wood chipper suffered a partial am[utation of the right ring finger after going under the machine to engage the belt. The chipper was not locked out/tagged out at the time. | |||||
| 2016-10-10 | Downers Grove | Illinois | LoveJoy Inc. | Arm(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was lifting a 1,000-pound piece with a magnetic lifting device. The piece fell and struck the employee's right arm, lacerating it and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-07-18 | Downers Grove | Illinois | Mar Cor Purification, Inc | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
| An employee was hauling a concrete post with a forklift. The employee got off the forklift and became pinned between the forklift and a dumpster. The employee suffered a fractured right fibula and big toe. | |||||