Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-07-23 | Fairbury | Illinois | Petersen Chevrolet-Buick, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising |
On July 23, 2019, at approximately 10:30 AM, an employee was installing new hinge pins on the driver's side door of a truck. He bent down to move the stand arms of the lift, and when he stood back up the adjustment handle of the tool holding the door in place poked/contacted his armpit. Approximately 30 minutes later, the employee reported that it was getting painful and difficult to breathe. The employee was hospitalized for a partially collapsed left lung. | |||||
2018-06-26 | Fairbury | Illinois | PTC Tubular Products LLC | Hand(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was changing a die in a machine. After locking/tagging out the machine, the employee removed a pin securing the die in place. While the employee's hand was between the upper and lower dies, the upper metal die fell due to gravity and crushed the employee's hand between the two dies. The employee's hand suffered bruising. | |||||
2016-06-09 | Fairbury | Nebraska | Westin Packaged Meats-Dry Bacon Operation | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was ascending a ladder with a work light to access the roof when he fell off and struck the ground, suffering head, nose, and ear injuries, as well as loss of consciousness. | |||||
2015-01-07 | Fairbury | Nebraska | Crop Production Services/Loveland Products Division | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
Employee fell approximately 10 feet from a ladder while working on a tanker truck hatch. Employee injured the wrist and face. |