Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-07 | Mapleton | Il | CATERPILLAR 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. | |||||
2021-07-13 | Mapleton | Nd | Premier 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. | |||||
2021-03-17 | Mapleton | Il | Growmark, 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. | |||||
2019-08-29 | Mapleton | Illinois | Caterpillar 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. | |||||
2019-03-01 | Mapleton | North Dakota | Integrity Steel Supply LLC | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2018-02-06 | Mapleton | North Dakota | Northwest 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. | |||||
2017-07-25 | Mapleton | Illinois | Caterpillar Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other 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. | |||||
2015-03-01 | Mapleton | Illinois | Casting Cleaning Resources | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee amputated his fingertip while sharpening a chisel. |