Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-21	Elk Grove Village	Il	Arrow Home Products Company	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
Two fork trucks collided at the corner of an intersection. An employee suffered a broken foot that required hospitalization.
2021-10-08	Elk Grove Village	Il	Miracapo Pizza Company LLC dba LIttle Lady Foods	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a pizza packaging line. The employee adjusted the side rail of the line and his ring finger got caught in the drive chain, resulting in an amputation of the distal end of the finger.
2021-09-16	Elk Grove Village	Il	Arrow Home Products	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On September 16, 2021, an employee was operating a plastic trimmer when it lacerated his right hand. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery for tendon repair.
2021-08-09	Elk Grove Village	Il	Ultra Specialties, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting parts on a horizontal band saw when it amputated three fingers on his right hand. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-30	Elk Grove Village	Il	HMF EXPRESS	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On July 30, 2021, at approximately 12:35 p.m., an employee was working at a 90-ton hydraulic brake press to bend door parts. The press cycled and the employee's left forearm and right hand were caught in the pinch point between both dies. The employee's left forearm was crushed and his right palm was fractured. He was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-07-12	Elk Grove Village	Il	R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was using a tool to clear a jam in the rotary cutter machine when the door on the machine closed on his left thumb resulting in a loss of flesh on the front of the thumb without bone loss.
2021-01-15	Elk Grove Village	Il	Bake's Steel Erectors, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell backward from a flatbed truck. His head struck the ground. He was hospitalized.
2021-01-12	Elk Grove Village	Il	Alvarez Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning up brush on the ground when a loose branch weighing approximately 40 pounds fell 10 feet to the ground and bounced toward the employee's chest, striking them and causing a rib fracture.
2021-01-06	Elk Grove Village	Il	Advance Electrical Supply	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee fell off a truck while trying to unload it. A wire reel then fell from the truck onto the employee and injured his leg.
2020-08-10	Elk Grove Village	Il	Metal Impact LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On August 10, 2020, an employee was removing tools from a press. He was using his right hand to operate the hoist chain while his left hand was on the eye bolt. When he pulled the hoist chain, it created tension on the eye bolt as it picked up the load. His left index finger was then crushed between the eye bolt and the spinner, resulting in a finger amputation.
2020-05-01	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Chicagoland Home Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating an edge bander. The moving saw blade partially amputated the employee's little finger.
2020-02-10	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	D&W Fine Pack LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on an extruder when he went into the winder to re-thread the sheet. He asked his helper to position the turret forward to gain access to the sheet roll. When the helper rotated the turret, the employee was caught between the idle roller and the pull roll guard. The injured employee sustained fractured ribs.
2020-01-27	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Camis Industries Inc.	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was sweeping the floor by the shipping dock when he attempted to move a molded piece of steel with his hands. The steel then fell on his leg, causing fractures to his leg and toes.
2019-09-13	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Cooper Lighting, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a standup forklift in reverse after placing a skid of material on the storage rack. The forklift struck a boom attachment that was stored in the area and the boom struck the employee's left leg causing a compound fracture to the lower leg.
2019-07-03	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Axis Warehouse, LLC	Heel(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a forklift inside a truck when the truck began to pull away. The employee jumped out of the forklift and broke both heels.
2019-04-09	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	All-State Industries, Inc.	Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading material between rollers on a press machine. The machine engaged and caused the material to shift, catching his right middle finger. The fingernail and nailbed were amputated.
2019-04-02	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	ROSS INTERNATIONAL, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was receiving freight when the loading plate malfunctioned and would not move up. The employee tried to move the plate with his hand, and the dock plate was knocked back and hit his right hand, resulting in an index fingertip amputation.
2019-03-06	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Arc-Tronics, Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was soldering parts together. A cable was tangled around her right foot, under her desk; when she stood, she lost her balance and fell, dislocating her left knee.
2019-03-06	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Videojet Technologies, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A pallet vendor was counting pallets in an aisle when a forklift struck him, breaking his left leg.
2018-08-25	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	S. P. Richards Company	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was closing a dock door when a rope caught his foot and he fell to the ground, breaking his ribs.
2018-07-25	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	CMP Anodizing, Inc.	Trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was carrying a 5-gallon bucket filled with 3 gallons of a chemical containing 77 to 100 percent sulfuric acid, preparing to add it to an anodizing tank. He tripped and the acid splashed out of the bucket, burning his torso area.
2018-05-31	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	FedEx Trade Networks Transport & Brokerage, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was reversing a forklift when he struck a steel cross beam and fractured his vertebrae.
2018-04-17	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	UPS Freight Boarding	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on black ice while walking between two parked trailers during a trailer inspection, suffering a hip fracture.
2018-04-12	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	U.S. Postal Service	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was hanging a sign on a swinging door while on a motorized cart when a forklift operator reversed through the swinging doors and pinned the employee's foot and ankle between the swinging door and the motorized cart. The employee suffered fractures to the right leg and ankle.
2018-04-03	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	D & K Group, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was waiting for a production line to finish. The employee's right hand was on the hoist controls when the employee's pinky finger became caught in the hoist clasp, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-02-14	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Lawrence Foods, Inc.	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning underneath a kettle of boiling water when a hose came off the kettle and the boiling water burned the employee's shoulder and left arm.
2017-09-26	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	FedEx Trade Networks	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Walking, without other incident-single episode
An employee was giving a tour of the warehouse, turned in a different direction and felt a pain in his back. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-09-26	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	BKBG Enterprises, Inc. dba Devanco Foods	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was cleaning meat from the band saw and contacted the blade cutting his right index finger.
2017-06-13	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Clear Lam Packaging, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was climbing an 11-step stairway when he felt cramps in his arms and legs due to heat stress. He was hospitalized.
2017-04-08	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	TREND TECHNOLOGIES, LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's arm was caught and fractured in a press brake.
2017-04-06	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Topy Precision Mfg., Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a build-up of metal shavings on the carrier plate of the double disc grinder when her right middle finger was caught and amputated between a hole in the carrier plate and the rotating disc.
2017-03-23	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Geodis USA, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
On March 23, 2017, an employee was using a forklift to unload skids in a trailer when a box fell from a pallet. The employee stopped the forklift and applied the emergency brakes. While he was bending over to pick up the box, the forklift rolled and the forks ran into his ankle, pinning him against the skid in the trailer. His left ankle was fractured.
2017-03-07	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	A. J. R. Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee's distal portion of the right thumb was amputated while operating the belt sander.
2017-02-27	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	New England Motor Freight, Inc. [NEMF]	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was walking out of a trailer to his forklift when another forklift struck him and fractured his leg.
2017-02-16	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	D&W Fine Pack LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to re-thread a broken sheet through a roll on an extruder when he fell backward. His left hand hit the bottom pull roll, which pulled his left arm into the machine, crushing it and requiring surgery.
2017-01-17	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Clear Lam Packaging, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was pulling out a core from the laminator machine when his left index finger and thumb were crushed between the core and spindle chuck.
2016-10-18	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	SAPORITO FINISHING CO.	Hand(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was at a client worksite cleaning some rust off a 3 ft. x 4 ft. metal part with an electric drill and a drill bit brush. The drill bit broke and the drill bit/brush lacerated the back of his left hand.
2016-09-22	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Custom Plastics, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was picking plastic parts off a machine. When he attempted to dislodge a part that was caught in the machine, the machine blade amputated his left middle finger and lacerated his left index and ring fingers. The guard was in place at the time.
2016-08-05	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Creative Werks, LLC.	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
A temporary employee was operating a reach truck when the truck started heading straight toward a pedestrian guardrail. When the employee attempted to dismount the truck, the employee's foot became pinned between the reach truck and the guardrail, resulting in a left foot amputation.
2016-07-23	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Penske Truck Leasing Corporation	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
While running to stop a truck that was moving without a driver, an employee fell and broke his hip.
2016-07-22	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Arrow Home Products Company	Eye(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was opening a box with a box cutter when she poked her eye with the cutter, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2016-04-16	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Grecian Delight Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee's left index finger was amputated while attempting to clear a piece of meat from a meat mixing machine.
2016-01-06	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	ITW Shakeproof	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On January 6, 2016, an employee was operating a cold header machine when a mobile welding cart became entangled with the coil wire being fed into the machine. The employee accidentally grabbed the wire, which began to advance in speed, and the employee's hand was pulled into the draw box. The employee's right ring finger was amputated.
2015-11-09	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Material Sciences Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was setting up for the next job on the recoiler when his right index finger got crushed in a pinch point on the machine. He suffered a fingertip amputation.
2015-10-18	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On or about 10/18/2015 an employee was attempting to clear a jam in a parcel bundling machine and climbed on top of a rolling wire cage container approximately 41" high x 48" long x 40" wide. The employee slipped from the cage and fell to the floor fracturing their ribs and collarbone.
2015-10-16	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Dayton Superior Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's right index and second finger were caught under the ram of a mechanical power press.
2015-10-08	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Manor Care of Elk Grove Village IL, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee received a partial amputation to the left pinky finger just below the nail bed after the finger was crushed by a closing door.
2015-07-14	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	MATERIAL SCIENCES CORPORATION	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee caught his right hand and arm in a roller on the line 7 slitter. The employee suffered injuries to the arm and was taken to the hospital for evaluation.
2015-06-09	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	M. Randazzo Landscaping, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was using a stand-on, 36-inch Stander Lawn Mower Machine. As he was operating the machine, he dismounted it and the machine ran over one of his feet. Several of his toes were amputated. The employee was wearing steel-toed shoes at the time.
2015-04-06	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	United Parcel Service	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was trying to dislodge an airline shipping container that got stuck while transferring freight via elevator equipment from the airplane cargo to a truck. He climbed onto the elevator and got his left middle finger caught on the elevator, amputating his left middle finger at the first digit below the nail.
2015-03-06	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Grecian Delight Foods, Inc.	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was injured when the stand-up forklift he was driving hit a parked forklift. One of the parked forklift's forks entered the cab, struck his foot, and cut his foot and leg. He was hospitalized.
2015-01-30	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Acme Industries	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
Employee hospitalized with broken ankle after a large part fell on his leg.
2015-01-26	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Lawrence Foods Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee working on an accumulation table grabbed a chain and sprocket when he was trying to get up from the ground. His hand got caught severely lacerating two fingers and crushing one finger.
2015-01-17	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	LITTLE LADY FOODS, INC.	Leg(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
On or about 1/17/2015, an employee was struck by a forklift, resulting in fractures to both legs. The employee was subsequently hospitalized for these injuries.
2015-01-07	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Main Steel Polishing Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged or flying object
Employee was constructing a wooden pallet skid lift when the nail gun he was operating fired twice and injured his finger. The injury was underneath the employee's thumb. The employee was transported to the hospital, stayed overnight, and had surgery on his finger.