Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-05-26 | Lemont | Il | ILLINOIS MARINE TOWING, INC. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was grinding steel on a tank barge for hull repair. Sparks flew into the employee's shirt, which caught fire and burned the employee's stomach and hands. | |||||
2021-03-29 | Lemont | Il | OSCO, INC. | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level |
At 2:17 p.m. on March 29, 2021, an employee fell while stepping out of a tractor. He landed on the ground and suffered a broken left hip. | |||||
2021-01-29 | Lemont | Il | Frozen Food Express, LLC | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was bent over looking at paperwork when the employee was struck from behind by a forklift. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured leg. | |||||
2020-08-04 | Lemont | Il | CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION | Multiple body parts | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was opening a hatch to check liquid sulfur draining into a pit. The liquid sulfur splashed onto the employee's hand and face, causing chemical burns. | |||||
2020-06-18 | Lemont Furnace | Pennsylvania | Tatano Wire Products | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a machine used to manufacture wire mesh when a spool on the turn table shifted. As he was attempting to adjust it, the table created a shear point and amputated his right index fingertip down to the knuckle. | |||||
2019-08-12 | Lemont | Illinois | CITGO LEMONT REFINERY | Foot (feet) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was pressure washing a roll-off box when the employee contacted the pressurized water, suffering a left foot injury. | |||||
2019-01-15 | Lemont Furnace | Pennsylvania | Harris Masonry, Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was working from a foot hop. The plank fell off its support when the support moved under it, causing the employee to fall. The employee suffered internal bleeding and contusions. | |||||
2018-09-11 | Lemont Furnace | Pennsylvania | Hutchinson Electric, LLC. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was climbing a ladder when he fell, suffering a broken wrist and a cut on the forehead. | |||||
2018-05-31 | Lemont | Illinois | ComCast | Foot (feet) | Exposure to electricity |
An employee was walking from a vehicle to the work site when a powerline fell on the employee's truck and the yard and shocked the employee. The employee suffered electrical burns on the feet and lacerations to the head. | |||||
2017-08-29 | Lemont | Illinois | Acura Construction | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was securing concrete wall blocks on a step-down trailer. As he was throwing a chain over the load, he lost his footing, fell to the lower deck, and then hit the ground. He broke his hip and was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-10-20 | Lemont | Illinois | Sweet Specialty Solutions, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a sugar mill and partially amputated the right index finger. | |||||
2016-05-15 | Charlemont | Massachusett | Berkshire East Ski Resort, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Pedal cycle incident, n.e.c |
On or about May 16, 2016, an employee was riding a mountain bike on a bike trail when he hit a jump and fell onto his bike. He was hospitalized and required surgery for possible internal injuries. | |||||
2016-02-06 | Charlemont | Massachusett | BERKSHIRE EAST SKI RESORT, LLC | Elbow(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
On 2/6/16, an employee was hospitalized with a fractured right elbow after losing control of an ATV and rolling it over. |