Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2020-09-07	Evanston	Il	Northwestern University	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
A graduate student was performing an experiment under a fume hood. Fumes from the acetone and the ether the student was using ignited and the employee suffered second-degree burns to the torso and hands.
2020-03-05	Evanston	Wyoming	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was getting out of their vehicle on their mail route, slipped in slush, and fell to the ground breaking the left ankle.
2019-09-09	Evanston	Illinois	U. S. Postal Service	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading a mail truck when the cable for the rear cargo door broke causing the door to fall on the employee's head. The employee sustained a cut and a concussion.
2019-09-07	Evanston	Illinois	U. S. Postal Service	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On September 7, 2019, an employee was walking out of the lobby when he slipped on a rubber mat and fell to the floor. He hit his head, causing a deep laceration, and fractured his hip, requiring surgery.
2019-03-13	Evanston	Illinois	Crown Energy Services, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
At about 12:30 on March 13, 2019, an employee was climbing a 6-foot ladder, reached the third or fourth rung, and opened a light fixture lens cover to replace the light bulb. The light fixture (and an 18-by-7-foot section of the T-bar ceiling) fell and knocked the employee off the ladder. He suffered a concussion.
2019-02-11	Evanston	Illinois	National Heat & Power Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a rodder snake to unclog a 4-inch sewer line. The rod hit a blockage while being pulled back and bound around the employee's left hand severing part of the ring finger at approximately the first knuckle.
2018-07-09	Evanston	Illinois	Northwestern University	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was sitting on the dock when a coworker started an RTV, which then moved forward and crushed her leg between the RTV and the dock. She was hospitalized with a leg fracture.
2018-03-01	Evanston	Illinois	AMS Mechanical Systems	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell approximately 36" from a ladder while installing flashing on ductwork, fracturing the left hip and left wrist.
2017-04-26	Evanston	Illinois	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	Arm(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was carrying a pot of hot water to the sink when the employee slipped, resulting in hospitalization for first and second degree burns to the employee's arm.
2016-08-22	Evanston	Illinois	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee complained of feeling faint while working at the customer service window of the post office. The air conditioning was not working all day. The employee was hospitalized due to heat illness.
2016-08-04	Evanston	Illinois	Walsh Construction Company	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking from one location to another and needed to step over a small foundation wall. His foot became caught on a wire and he tripped and fell 1.5 feet, fracturing his tibia.
2016-07-19	Evanston	Illinois	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	Hand(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was servicing a chilled water line by cleaning the line with hydrogen peroxide. There was a combustible reaction and the pressure blew the lid off the stream filter housing unit. The lid struck the employee on the right hand that was being used to protect his face, causing multiple hand fractures requiring surgery. Minor burns were also incurred on the right hand/arm.
2016-05-26	Evanston	Illinois	WALSH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
While assisting in material handling operations, an employee's finger was crushed between a skid steer fork and a concrete slab. The employee suffered a fingertip laceration resulting in amputation and fingernail loss.
2016-02-17	Evanston	Illinois	Kelso - Burnett Co.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was traveling from the second floor to the first floor and was about halfway down the first run of stairs toward the platform when he fell and landed with his face hitting the platform wall. The employee suffered two fractured ribs, a punctured lung, a shoulder injury and a dislodged lower tooth.
2016-02-15	Evanston	Illinois	Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working after the store closed. He was using a reach truck to remove a vanity from a pallet that was stored in an overhead rack. He stepped backwards off the operator platform and fell approximately three feet to the ground level fracturing his collarbone. The safety belt and lanyard were not worn at the time.
2015-09-24	Evanston	Illinois	Musco Sports Lighting LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On September 24, 2015, at approximately 11:15 a.m., an employee's middle fingertip became caught inside the pin hole of a crane that was being used to set up temporary lighting. The employee was coming off the ladder and used the pin hole for leverage. The crane operator thought he was clear to actuate the boom, and while doing so the employee's fingertip was amputated.
2015-08-06	Evanston	Illinois	Presence Health	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was sanitizing a hospital room after a patient was discharged. The employee slipped on cleaning solvent and landed on her left knee, breaking the knee cap.