| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-29 | East Saint Louis | Il | Allnex USA, Inc. | Lumbar region | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was pulling a hose when they slipped, fell back, and struck an electrical box, resulting in a lower back injury. | |||||
| 2021-03-04 | East Saint Louis | Il | Concrete Supply Company of Illinois | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| Two employees were working on a threaded rod. The first employee was checking one end while the second was turning the other end with a rachet when the bolt broke, causing the pulley to move and crush the first employee's left index finger resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2019-07-26 | East Saint Louis | Illinois | Crossroads Construction Services, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee on a roof was headed towards a lift, and slipped on a fiberglass panel and fell 12 feet to a dock below. The employee was hospitalized with a broken nose, bruised and lacerated right eye socket, broken right elbow, broken ribs on the right side, and injuries to the pelvis. Fall protection was not connected at the time of the fall. | |||||
| 2019-07-22 | East Saint Louis | Illinois | H & H Transit Inc | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was standing between the cab of a truck and a trailer. The truck's automatic tarp arm had been activated and was under tension when it broke and swung, hitting the employee in the back. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs and a spleen injury. | |||||
| 2019-05-01 | East Saint Louis | Illinois | PBT Environmental Operations, Inc. | Arm(s) | Vehicle or machinery fire |
| When an employee was relighting the dryer burner, the system malfunctioned and flashed. The employee's arm was burned. | |||||
| 2018-06-27 | East Saint Louis | Illinois | METRO EAST INDUSTRIES, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| On 6/27/2018, an employee was attempting to remove a bolt from the control arm of a disassembled train locomotive wheel assembly. After he removed the nut, the arm shifted due to its weight and came down on his right middle finger, resulting in an amputation to the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2017-08-11 | East Saint Louis | Illinois | Keeley & Sons Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was loading equipment onto a trailer when the employee's thumb was pinched and lacerated between the equipment's roller and articulating plate. | |||||
| 2017-01-13 | East Saint Louis | Illinois | Tank Trailer Cleaning, Inc. | Neck and back | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was prepping a tank trailer for cleaning and received second degree burns to the back and neck from steam. | |||||
| 2016-03-16 | East Saint Louis | Illinois | CERRO FLOW PRODUCTS, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee was helping to adjust equipment. She tripped as she was walking around the equipment. When she reached out to catch her fall, her right hand entered the point of operation. The equipment activated, pinching and amputating her right pinky finger between the stockholder tab and discharge table. | |||||
| 2015-04-30 | East Saint Louis | Illinois | Brock Industrial Services, LLC | Skull | Other fall to lower level |
| On April 30, at 9:15 a.m., an employee fell from a ladder while dismantling a scaffold inside a tank. The fall was less than 20 feet. The dimensions of the scaffold were 10x10x33. The employee fractured both heels and sustained a small skull fracture that required stitches. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-03-11 | East Saint Louis | Illinois | Bi-State Truck Repair | Face | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was changing a Dayton-style wheel. While removing the lugs, the employee hit the tire with a hammer and loosened the wheel. As the employee removed the last nut, the tire blew out, becoming a projectile that hit the employee in the face. | |||||