Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-19 | Genoa | Il | Service Concepts Inc - Commercial Heating and Cooling - Genoa, IL | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
On October 19, 2021, an employee was climbing a fixed ladder to access a rooftop hatch when they slipped and fell approximately 10 feet, resulting in a back injury. | |||||
2016-06-21 | Genoa | Illinois | Custom Aluminum Products Genoa, Inc. | Leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee suffered a leg amputation after being pinned by a metal extrusion machine. | |||||
2015-11-25 | Genoa | Illinois | U.S. Xpress, INC. | Lumbar region | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On November 25, 2015, an employee was delivering freight to a customer site. While unloading products from his truck, he walked down an icy metal ramp behind the store. He slipped and fell on the icy surface, suffering an L2 compression fracture in his back that required hospitalization. He was wearing his safety boots at the time of the incident. | |||||
2015-03-20 | Genoa | Colorado | Morton Buildings Inc. | Thigh(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee fractured his right femur when a stack of steel roofing sheets slid off of the staging area and struck him on his right thigh. The stack of sheets was hit by a tractor with steel forks, which caused the stack to slide off and strike the employee. |