| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 2017-08-13 | 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. | |||||
| 2017-08-07 | 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. | |||||
| 2017-07-21 | 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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 2016-04-02 | 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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 2015-05-18 | 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. | |||||
| 2015-01-05 | 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. | |||||