| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-19 | Morton Grove | Il | McGrath Imports, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was working on a window regulator when the mechanism amputated the employee's left index finger. | |||||
| 2019-09-16 | Morton Grove | Illinois | Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was performing preventive maintenance and was removing built-up grease from a moving chain when his right index fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2019-09-03 | Morton Grove | Illinois | Menard, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was using a pallet jack to move a pallet of boxes and was struck by a reversing forklift. The employee sustained a crushed right foot that resulted in amputation of three toes, a right ankle fracture, and a torn meniscus in the right knee. | |||||
| 2015-08-07 | Morton Grove | Illinois | Avon Products, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| An employee was exiting the restroom with her right hand placed on the door jamb. As she closed the door behind her, her right middle finger was amputated at the base of the fingernail bed or distal joint. | |||||
| 2015-02-26 | Morton Grove | Illinois | Murphy & Miller, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Employee was servicing an HVAC unit at a customer's facility. While disassembling the chiller, the employee stepped off the chiller barrel onto a pipe. The employee's foot slipped off the pipe causing him to fall approximately four feet resulting in a broken rib. | |||||
| 2015-01-06 | Morton Grove | Illinois | Menard, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Employee was injured while repairing a forklift in the receiving department. The employee was caught between the forklift's mast and cage while reconnecting a hose. The employee was hospitalized overnight with a crushed or bruised vertebrae. | |||||