| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-18 | Itasca | Il | Ferrara Candy Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| At 11:00 p.m. on August 18, 2021, an employee was inspecting and setting up a press when it amputated the employee's left index finger. | |||||
| 2021-03-02 | Itasca | Il | Top-Line Furniture Warehouse Corp | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on a step ladder adjusting a security camera and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a head injury. | |||||
| 2019-08-04 | Itasca | Illinois | Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On August 4, 2019, a maintenance mechanic was tracking plastic film through a package-sealing machine during a setup process. A film clip caught the mechanic's jacket, pulling the mechanic's right hand toward the chain and gear. The mechanic suffered amputation of the middle and fourth fingertips. | |||||
| 2018-07-18 | Itasca | Illinois | FPM Heat Treating, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was on top of a heat furnace line, tightening bolts on a motor. The employee's left ring and little fingers were amputated. | |||||
| 2018-06-14 | Itasca | Illinois | Diversified Labeling Solutions, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On June 14, 2018, at 6:30 p.m., an employee was attempting to re-thread material in a press when his fingers were caught by the cylinders and his hand was pulled into the machine, resulting in an open fracture and lacerations to four digits on his right hand. He was hospitalized. The press was not shut down at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2017-09-27 | Itasca | Illinois | Platinum Converting, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| A temporary employee was operating a UV coating machine and amputated a finger. | |||||
| 2017-09-05 | Itasca | Illinois | Millenia Products Group, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On September 5, 2017, a temporary employee was operating a press brake, which was being fed by a roll forming machine. During operation, the employee's hands entered the 5-inch gap between the dies. The press then amputated two of his fingers. | |||||
| 2017-02-13 | Itasca | Illinois | International Paper Recycling | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level |
| On February 13, 2017, an employee was trying to adjust a stack of pallets in a trailer when the pallets shifted, causing the employee to fall and fracture the right elbow and right hip. | |||||
| 2016-05-19 | Itasca | Illinois | ICP INDUSTRIAL, INC. | Nonclassifiable | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was injured while cleaning a blending machine. | |||||
| 2015-06-09 | Itasca | Illinois | DIVERSIFIED LABELING SOLUTIONS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On 6/9/15, an employee was hospitalized due to a finger injury caused by the cleaning of a label press. | |||||
| 2015-01-16 | Itasca | Illinois | Ellis Corporation | Nonclassifiable | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee suffered serious injuries after being caught in a machine that was in motion. Surgery was required. | |||||