DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-10-01Hanover ParkIlU.S. Postal ServicePelvisOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell to the ground as he exited the rear of a postal truck and sustained injuries to his pelvis.
2020-07-14Hanover ParkIllinoisCentral Sod Farms Inc.Hand(s)Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was changing a tire on a forklift when the forklift slipped and smashed his right hand. The employee was hospitalized with possible broken bones.
2018-03-23Hanover ParkIllinoisProAmpacMultiple face locationsStruck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was cutting a cardboard core on a core cutting machine when the core spun out of the machine, striking the employee in the face and mouth. The employee suffered nose, sinus, and palate fractures.
2018-03-14Hanover ParkIllinoisGE TransportationHip(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee reversed a standup forklift into a racking system and was caught between the lift and the rack, suffering a broken hip that required hospitalization.
2016-07-26Hanover ParkIllinoisRound Ground, Inc.Multiple foot (feet) locationsStruck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On or about July 27, 2016, an employee was opening a bundle of bars on a side loader forklift. The bars rolled off the front of the forks and landed on top of his right foot behind the steel toe. Part of the foot and toes were amputated due to infection.