DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-07MapletonIlCATERPILLAR INC.Lower leg(s)Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
At 6:24 p.m. on October 7, 2021, an employee was unplugging a personnel carrier that was parked and being charged. The cart unexpectedly moved forward and pinned the employee's left leg against a support column. The lower leg was broken and the employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-13MapletonNdPremier Service Center, Inc.Wrist(s)Struck by object or equipment
An employee was taking a U-joint out of a dry shaft using an air hammer when fractured metal hit his left wrist, resulting in an injury.
2021-03-17MapletonIlGrowmark, Inc.Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Other fall to lower level
An employee was accessing the top of a river barge with a portable ladder. The employee fell from the ladder, suffering a broken bone in the shoulder area.
2019-08-29MapletonIllinoisCaterpillar Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was rigging up equipment before moving it. When he started to raise the load, the chain tightened around his left hand, resulting in a crushing injury and partial amputation of the left little finger.
2019-03-01MapletonNorth DakotaIntegrity Steel Supply LLCFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was securing a load of metal on a trailer when a metal beam shifted and amputated his right index fingertip.
2018-02-06MapletonNorth DakotaNorthwest Tire, Inc. Leg(s)Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was loading tires on a picker that was approximately 15 feet high when he fell off the picker, fracturing his legs.
2017-07-25MapletonIllinoisCaterpillar Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was attempting to retrieve a part from a machine. The employee climbed up on a chair with wheels to reach the part. The chair rolled out from underneath the employee causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee suffered fractured rib(s) and an abrasion to the arm.
2015-03-01MapletonIllinoisCasting Cleaning ResourcesFingertip(s)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee amputated his fingertip while sharpening a chisel.