Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-05-11 | Machesney Park | Il | Spider Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On May 11, 2021, an employee was operating a pedal-operated brake press, and was feeding sheet metal into the press. Both of their hands were caught in the press, resulting in amputation of the right index finger and possibly crushed knuckles on both hands. | |||||
2021-02-24 | Machesney Park | Il | IWI Motor Parts | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on ice in a parking lot, fell, and suffered a dislocated right hip. | |||||
2020-07-01 | Machesney Park | Illinois | Hennig, Inc. | Multiple face locations | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cutting a weld out of a roof panel when the cutting wheel became pinched between two sections of metal. The grinder spun and kicked back toward the employee, its disk striking her in the face. She suffered a laceration across the nose and on both cheeks. |