Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-13	Lombard	Il	Von Maur	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was carrying an evening gown. She tripped on the gown, fell forward, and suffered two broken wrists. She was hospitalized.
2021-09-29	Lombard	Il	Von Maur	Head	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was assembling a four-arm clothing rack when she was hit in the forehead with a metal bar, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-05-08	Lombard	Il	Lombard Place Assisted Living & Memory Care	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in throwing-single episode
On May 8, 2021, an employee threw a 5-pound garbage bag into a garbage container and felt a pop in her back, resulting in a back strain.
2020-07-28	Lombard	Illinois	UPS	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was making a delivery on his regular route. After retrieving a package from the package car, the employee was closing the bulkhead door of the delivery truck when his right pinky finger got caught in the door. The fingertip was amputated.
2017-05-27	Lombard	Illinois	The Millard Group, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was taking a rolling trash cart to the building's compactor in the horizontal flat dock area when he fell about 1 foot from the dock to the lower concrete level and suffered a concussion.
2016-10-13	Lombard	Illinois	H2O Infrastructure	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On October 13, 2016, an employee received a hip and leg injury when the employee entered a 10' trenching (cave protected) to repair a main water line and a cap located on a 12' water line blew.
2016-05-10	Lombard	Illinois	Interline Brands Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using an order picker to select cartons from an elevation when he fell and struck his cranium on the walking surface, requiring hospitalization.