Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	De Forest	Wi	ABS Global Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving livestock off a trailer. An animal was on a rope and pulled back, which pulled the employee's left hand into the side of the trailer. The employee suffered an injury to their middle finger that required amputation.
2021-10-16	Forest Park	Il	U.S. Postal Service	Hip(s)	Fall while sitting
An employee attempted to sit in a chair when they fell onto the floor, resulting in a broken right hip.
2021-10-15	Forest Park	Ga	AmeriCold Logistics LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was selecting cases in the warehouse to fill an order. The employee was walking beside a motorized pallet jack using the arm control to move the pallet jack forward. The pallet jack turned toward the employee and ran into his ankle, resulting in a fracture.
2021-10-06	Forest Park	Ga	AmeriCold Logistics LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was assisting in putting a chain back on the roller of a standup forklift. When the chain moved, the employee's gloved hand got caught in the chain, resulting in amputation of the right little finger.
2021-09-28	Forest Park	Ga	House of Raeford Farms, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a pallet jack. It lost traction; when he tried to turn the handle to change direction, it would not turn and slid into a hallway rail. The employee's right leg was pinned between the rail and the jack, and his tibia and fibula were broken.
2021-09-21	Green Forest	Ar	Tyson Poultry, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to slipping
At 11:20 p.m. on September 21, 2021, an employee was shutting down a fryer. She noticed heated oil leaking from an open valve that was not supposed to have fluid in it. While trying to close the valve, she slipped on and landed in the hot oil. She suffered burns to her right hand, forearm, and hip and her left lower leg. She was hospitalized.
2021-07-25	Forest Park	Ga	Humano LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee got off an electric pallet jack as it was coming to a stop. The pallet jack injured the employee's right foot.
2021-07-01	Forest Park	Ga	AmeriCold Logistics LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee had been operating a pallet jack. The pallet jack moved while recharging and fractured the employee's ankle.
2021-05-20	Forest Park	Ga	AAA Auto Club Group	Knee(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was winching a truck onto a flatbed hauler. The winch cable snapped and the employee suffered a left knee injury that required surgery.
2021-04-19	Forest Hill	Tx	Conatser Construction Inc	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was working on a water main. A vehicle entered the work zone to avoid being hit by another vehicle and struck the employee, who suffered broken legs and a head injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-03-16	Forest Park	Ga	Inhance Technologies, Inc.	Multiple face locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
The employee was disconnecting old equipment and installing new equipment when he was exposed to hydrogen fluoride. He suffered chemical burns to the left arm and light burns to his left cheek and eye.
2020-10-20	River Forest	Il	Bonus Electric Company, L.L.C.	Nonclassifiable	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
Two employees were moving a spool of cable down a flight of stairs. The spool rolled down the stairs and struck two employees causing broken bones.
2020-10-19	Forest Park	Ga	O'Reilly Auto Parts	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving a stuck pallet off a powered rider jack when he was caught between the rider jack and the pallet. The employee sustained broken bones in the right leg.
2020-10-01	Forest	Ms	Tyson Farms Inc	Lower leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was operating a forklift when his lower left leg struck the forks of another forklift resulting in a laceration and fractures.
2020-08-21	Forest Park	Ga	Aladdin Metal Production	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was forming parts on a 100-ton press brake and caught his left hand between the lower and upper die resulting in four broken fingers and a lacerated thumb.
2020-08-20	Forest Park	Ga	HOUSE OF RAEFORD FARMS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to free a plastic bag that had become jammed in the bagging machine and suffered a partial amputation of the right index finger.
2020-08-10	Forest Park	Il	U.S. Postal Service	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On August 10, 2020, at approximately 1:30 a.m., an employee fell to the floor while loading a mail container. The employee's foot became caught in the strip of the container and the employee sustained a fractured right hip.
2020-07-16	De Forest	Wisconsin	Alliant Energy Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee received an electric shock while connecting a new construction residential home to an outside pedestal.
2020-06-30	Forest Park	Georgia	VIATECH PUBLISHING SOLUTIONS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At about 12:30 p.m. on June 30, 2020, an employee was adjusting the position of books on a cutting machine. The clamp cycled and came down on the employee's hand, causing a partial finger amputation.
2020-06-22	Forest Park	Georgia	AmeriCold Logistics LLC	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up an electric pallet jack and hit a truck cart. He dismounted the pallet jack with his hand still on the steering arm, and caused the pallet jack to run into his leg. The employee sustained a left leg fracture.
2020-06-12	Forestville	New York	Bailey Manufacturing Company, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning out scrap from a 100-ton press. The machine started and amputated four fingers of his left hand at the first knuckle.
2020-06-08	De Forest	Wisconsin	Illingworth-Kilgust Mechanical, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was taking apart a flange to a 2-inch pipe. Alkaline product inside the pipe sprayed onto his forehead, upper chest, and abdomen. He suffered chemical burns in those areas, including third-degree burns to the chest and abdomen.
2020-04-24	Forest	Mississippi	Tyson Farms-Foreat Processing Plant	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was setting up to sanitize a production line when her rain jacket hood was caught by a moving shackle, pulling her down to a drip pan where she struck a support post and then fell 4 or 5 feet to the ground. She suffered an internal laceration to her liver.
2020-02-01	Forest Park	Georgia	Supreme Sanitation Company, LLC.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a loading belt in a lettuce processing area. A piece of lettuce fell between the belt rollers, and as he was catching it the rollers caught the glove on his left hand. He suffered fractures to the fingers, as well as his left arm.
2019-08-15	Green Forest	Arkansas	TYSON FOODS, INC.	Leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was turning a ball valve on the bypass relief for a filter. The employee was cycling out dirty oil and adding fresh oil. The sanitary fitting on the top of the valve came loose, allowing oil to exit the pipe and burn both of the employee's legs.
2019-06-06	Forest Hills	New York	Baxter Health Care Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee suffered fractures to the fingers while operating a liftgate.
2019-02-01	Forest View	Illinois	Fedex Freight, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
As a forklift operator pulled onto a trailer, the trailer pulled away. The operator and forklift fell to the ground (42"), injuring the employee's back.
2018-09-11	Forest Park	Georgia	Jomar Transportation	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift truck when he struck a guardrail, lacerating his right leg and requiring hospitalization.
2018-08-31	Lake Forest	Illinois	Mariani Enterprises, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was mowing a lawn when the blade of a lawnmower contacted his hand, amputating his left middle finger.
2018-08-08	Park Forest	Illinois	Continental Midland Agrati	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity
An employee was diagnosing failed equipment when he made contact with the side of the equipment, which had a short, and experienced an electrical shock.
2018-07-09	Forest Park	Georgia	J.B. Hunt Transport Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was going out to get some trucks ready at the terminal when he fell over a curb stop and then fell into a shallow concrete berm. He suffered a broken right hip and two broken right ribs.
2018-06-28	Forest City	Missouri	EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A furnace operator was hospitalized for heat stress.
2018-05-22	Forest Park	Illinois	Ferrara Candy Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was washing a CIS (center in shell) pump on a mogul machine when the employee was caught in the pump, resulting in a right ring fingertip amputation. The interlock was not operational at the time.
2018-05-07	Forest	Mississippi	Koch Foods	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing chickens from a bin. His right hand was resting on the rail next to the bin when the bin moved, catching his right hand between the bin and the rail. His right ring finger broke at the center joint, requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-13	De Forest	Wisconsin	Monsanto Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was propping a door open to sign for a mail delivery. As the employee was standing against the door, the door moved and pinched the employee's hand. The employee quickly pulled the hand away from the door, which resulted in a partial amputation to the left middle fingertip.
2018-03-12	Forest Park	Illinois	USPS	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was attempting to turn a standup tractor, but the tractor kept going straight, causing the employee to tumble and fracture a leg.
2018-03-06	Forest Park	Georgia	General Produce, LLC	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was pulling stock with an electric pallet jack when his right leg was crushed between the jack and a rack, breaking his leg and requiring surgery.
2018-01-23	De Forest	Wisconsin	Waltco, Inc.	Hip(s)	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was moving a refrigerator with a hand dolly. While lifting, the employee's hip joint displaced out of its socket.
2018-01-21	Green Forest	Arkansas	Tyson Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was watering a lift battery (approximately 350 lbs.). The battery did not have the retainer in place at the time. As he was pulling on the lid of the battery, it rolled out of the compartment and fell over. He tried to catch it and it fell on his right hand, smashing fingers two - five. Sulfuric acid also leaked from the battery onto his hand. His right long finger had to be amputated at the second knuckle.
2017-10-03	Forest Park	Georgia	Best Drive Tire, LLC	Multiple head locations	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was changing a tire using a large hammer. When he struck the tire with the hammer, it bounced back and hit his eye and head.
2017-09-21	Lake Forest	Illinois	International Precision Components Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On September 21, 2017, at approximately 9:20 p.m., an employee was cleaning a packing machine when the machine activated and amputated her left index finger.
2017-08-25	Forest Park	Georgia	Apache Logistics, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was inside the trailer on the back of a truck. When he was exiting the trailer, he lost his balance and fell to the ground, suffering a head concussion.
2017-08-21	Green Forest	Arkansas	Chain Electric Company, Incorporated	Face	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was installing additional bolts on the secondary side of a transformer, which had a voltage of 277480, when a flash occurred and burned the employee's face.
2017-08-14	Forest	Mississippi	JLE Industries	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was making a delivery. He was on an elevated surface pulling on a bungee cord to secure a tarp when the cord snapped, causing him to fall and hit his head. He was hospitalized with a head injury.
2017-08-13	Lake Forest	Illinois	Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was putting products away when her scooter struck the edge of a sink and tipped over. She put her foot down as the scooter tipped, and her right foot and ankle were fractured, requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-09	Oak Forest	Illinois	American Blue Ribbon Holdings	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was monitoring packages being filled on a vertical form fill machine when the machine jammed. While she was trying remove the jam, the blades closed on her left hand. She suffered third degree burns and contusions on her left hand and fingers.
2017-08-07	Lake Forest	Illinois	Altounian Construction, Inc.	Lumbar region	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee had been removing concrete forms from columns. The employee stepped onto a piece of plywood, which gave way, and fell 14 feet to the ground below. He fractured his lower back.
2017-07-27	De Forest	Wisconsin	Evco Corporation	Upper extremities	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was operating a mill machine which had two-handed controls. Her glove got caught in the spindle resulting in an amputation.
2017-07-21	Lake Forest	Illinois	Northwestern Memorial Health Care	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was changing a belt on a return air ventilation fan when the employee's small left finger was caught in the in-running nip of the belt and pulley, amputating the fingertip.
2017-06-21	Lake Forest	Illinois	Great Lakes Plumbing & Heating	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was fixing a sprinkler head while standing on an A-frame ladder when the leg of the ladder slipped on the vinyl flooring. The employee then fell from the ladder, hitting a window sill and then the floor. He injured his vertebrae and was hospitalized.
2017-06-12	Forest	Mississippi	Jack Batte and Son Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was removing a shim from the eye opening of an edger when it amputated his left middle fingertip.
2017-05-24	Forest	Mississippi	Koch Foods	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee came through the back door from the outside and when the door closed, it did not shut all the way. The employee attempted to close the door by grasping it with her left hand and pulling it shut. Her left middle fingertip was then crushed between the door and doorframe.
2017-05-05	Forest River	North Dakota	Black Gold Farms	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee received an electrical shock while conducting maintenance on equipment.
2017-05-04	De Forest	Wisconsin	Deminter Siding LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was on a ladder nailing a piece of siding into place when the employee slipped off the ladder and fell approximately 23 feet to ground below, sustaining broken ribs, collapsed lungs, broken vertebrae, a pelvic fracture, and left arm nerve damage.
2017-04-06	Forest Park	Georgia	Filet of Chicken	Multiple leg locations	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee opened a valve to remove hot oil from a fryer. The hot oil then splashed him, causing second degree burns to his upper and lower left leg and minor burns to his face.
2017-03-30	Forest Park	Georgia	Job1USA	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was exiting a golf cart when she tripped, hit her head on a wall, and then fell on her left knee. She suffered a left knee fracture and a concussion.
2017-02-27	Forest Park	Georgia	House of Raeford, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning near the fryer conveyor belt and made contact with the sprocket amputating the right middle finger at the first knuckle.
2016-09-29	Forest	Mississippi	Layne Christensen Company	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Workers were drilling a water well. They were removing the drill pipes from the well with a block when the block went past the block stop at the top of the rig and broke free. The block fell to the drill deck and the bails on the block struck an employee, causing him to fall 8 feet to the ground. He was also struck by slips that were dislodged by the impact of the block. He suffered four fractured vertebrae and lacerations to the head and ear.
2016-08-04	Forest	Mississippi	Jack Batte and Sons	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee operating a forklift stopped because he thought the forklift was overheating. When he removed the radiator cap to check the water level, the hot water caused first and second degree burns to his chest and right arm.
2016-08-01	De Forest	Wisconsin	Don Evans, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On August 1, 2016, at approximately 8:40 p.m., an employee was cutting material with a utility knife. His hand slipped while holding the knife and he cut his wrist, lacerating an artery.
2016-06-28	Lake Forest	Illinois	W.W. GRAINGER, INC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking through an atrium to go from one building to another when she lost her balance and fell into the approximately 1-inch-deep water. She suffered a shoulder injury and required surgery.
2016-06-14	Forest Park	Illinois	U. S. Postal Service	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was hospitalized after falling down the stairs.
2016-06-13	Forest Park	Georgia	DHL eCommerce	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped and fell over a basket on the floor, fracturing her hip.
2016-05-12	De Forest	Wisconsin	Ball Corporation	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level
A maintenance employee was working from a step ladder, trying to clear a clogged water pipe. As he was trying to unplug the pipe, it cracked and water shot out. The water hit the employee, causing him to fall from the ladder to the concrete ground. He landed on his feet and broke both heels.
2016-04-14	Forest Park	Illinois	Riggs Distler & Company, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was tossed from an aerial lift/bucket when the silo/pole being lifted broke away and struck the arm of the aerial lift. The employee sustained a broken left ankle and pelvis, a punctured lung, and a concussion.
2016-04-05	Green Forest	Arkansas	Tyson Foods Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to remove viscera (guts) with a tool from the machine. The tool he was using was caught in the evisceration machine, and his right ring finger was smashed between the tool and the machine, amputating his fingertip.
2016-04-02	Lake Forest	Illinois	Commonwealth Edison Company	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
On or about 4/2/16, an employee was unloading a utility pole from a truck when the pole rolled and struck his right leg below the knee, causing a compound fracture. He was hospitalized for surgery.
2016-03-08	Forest	Mississippi	TYSON FOODS, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was attempting to split a chicken with a saw. As the employee was pushing the chicken onto the saw blade, the employee's left index finger touched the saw blade, amputating the tip.
2016-03-08	Pisgah Forest	North Caroli	Schenck Job Corps	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
At approximately 09:00 a.m., an employee entered the attic area of the building to look for extra ceiling panels. He was making his way through the attic when he came across a surface that appeared to be concrete (this was actually the backside of the sheetrock that served as a ceiling to the area below). When he placed his foot on the surface, the sheetrock collapsed, and he fell from the 18-foot ceiling to the concrete below. He struck an automotive training aid tire with his left wrist as he
2016-02-27	Forest Park	Georgia	Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products, Inc	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was struck by a large 4 ft. X 2 ft. piston while cleaning a dough machine resulting in trauma to the forearm.
2016-01-14	Forest Park	Georgia	USA Truck Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using a pneumatic jack to raise up a tractor truck. Once it was raised, and while he was attempting to place the jack stand under the leaf spring, the truck slipped off the jack. The truck trapped the employee's right hand between the leaf spring and the jack stand, crushing and amputating his right index finger.
2016-01-14	Forest Park	Georgia	Enterprise Car Rental	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was standing on a box truck lift gate and riding it up to the closed position (from the ground). His right toe was crushed when it was pinched between the lift gate and the truck bed.
2015-11-09	Forest Park	Illinois	Ferrara Candy Company	Arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting the plastic bands off of a bundle of cardboard boxes when the knife cut her arm.
2015-10-07	Forest	Mississippi	Koch Foods	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Maintenance employees were using a forklift to lift a pallet jack to check the wheels. While the pallet jack was being lifted, the battery fell out and struck one of the employee's in the right leg fracturing it.
2015-09-22	Oak Forest	Illinois	Legendary Baking	Ankle(s) and knee(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was unloading merchandise and cutting open a pallet of boxes stacked 7 boxes high. Some of the boxes fell on top of the employee and knocked him 20 feet to the concrete floor. The employee had surgery to repair a broken ankle and lower knee fracture.
2015-09-22	Lake Forest	Illinois	Stericycle, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On September 22, 2015 at approximately 5:12pm, an employee was exiting through the front entrance of the building and slipped off the top step. The left ankle was fractured due to the fall.
2015-07-28	Forest Hills	New York	Network Infrastructure Inc.	Arm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee coating gas pipe with solvent experienced a burn to the left arm.
2015-07-17	Forest Park	Georgia	International Paper	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee cleaning equipment bumped against a heated roll and suffered burns to the forearm and stomach areas.
2015-07-15	Forest	Mississippi	Koch Foods	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Two maintenance employees were checking a belt on a CVP (Cold Vacuum Pack) machine and removed a guard to observe the belt slipping. An employee's finger was caught when the machine started automatically resulting in a soft tissue amputation of the third finger on his right hand.
2015-07-09	Forest City	Missouri	EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to inventory drums that were behind some lead blocks. He climbed over the plastic-covered lead blocks to get closer to the drums for counting. He fell, hitting and breaking two ribs on the blocks. He was eventually hospitalized.
2015-06-30	Forest Park	Georgia	Phillips Electrical Technology, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was performing maintenance on a machine and removed a pin. A part fell and struck the employee on the leg causing a fracture.
2015-06-13	Forestburg	Texas	Halliburton	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was spotting moving equipment when he noticed a piece of iron that was sticking out from the equipment. He reached up to swivel the iron when his finger got caught between the iron and the parked equipment.
2015-05-18	Lake Forest	Illinois	GURTZ ELECTRIC CO.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was attempting to remove a sewer cover using clamps with his right hand. He reached under the cap when there was enough room to fit his hand, and the sewer cap fell on his left middle finger. The finger was amputated between the nail bed and the first knuckle
2015-05-12	Lake Forest	Illinois	Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital	Lower leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
On May 12, 2015, an employee's lower left leg was burned by a space heater while sitting at their desk.
2015-04-22	Forest Hill	Texas	Republic Services	Jaw, chin	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee and coworker attempting to open a rear truck door pushed on it while it was under pressure. As the injured employee looked away, the door swung open. The door handle struck and fractured his left jaw.
2015-04-09	Forest Park	Georgia	DHL Global	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was stung by a bee and hospitalized following an allergic reaction.
2015-03-03	Forest	Mississippi	Jack Batte and Sons	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Employee's left hand got caught in a conveyor belt and pulley while increasing the tension. The employee's left index finger was amputated.
2015-02-24	Forest Park	Georgia	Kuehne + Knagel, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
Employee was injured by a powered industrial truck that rolled back over the employee's foot. The employee suffered broken bones in the foot.
2015-02-08	Oak Forest	Illinois	Legendary Baking	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
Employee sustained a broken rib while lifting a box at the facility. Employee was hospitalized.
2015-01-29	Forest Park	Illinois	Ferrara Candy Company	Multiple upper extremities locations	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was injured on his right shoulder, arm, and hand by hot water while cleaning a hopper. Based on his condition, he was sent to the clinic then further referred to the hospital.
2015-01-22	Forestburgh	New York	Enersys Delaware Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking to his work location when he slipped on ice and fell injuring his back.
2015-01-16	Forest	Mississippi	Eric Bragg	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working from a 12-foot step ladder that was folded and placed on top of an air handler. The top of the ladder was leaning against a wall. As the employee stood on the ladder finishing a wall inside a mechanical room, the ladder slid away from the wall and the employee fell to the ground. The employee suffered a left broken leg above the ankle and a broken right little finger. The employee was admitted to University Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.
2015-01-07	Forest Park	Georgia	Arko Veal Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee's finger was amputated in the Meat Processing department while using a band saw to cut meat.
2015-01-05	Lake Forest	Illinois	Hospira, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to slipping
Employee was walking from her car and slipped and fell in the parking lot. Employee was transported to the hospital by ambulance and was admitted.