| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-03 | Mundelein | Il | Commercial Plastics Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning a compression machine when their left index finger was caught in a pinch point, resulting in a partial amputation. | |||||
| 2018-08-25 | Mundelein | Illinois | Medline Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was using a rag to lubricate a pulley when the rag was caught in the pulley chain, resulting in his finger being caught between the pulley chain and conveyor wheel/gear. His right index finger was partially amputated. The pulley was not locked/tagged out at the time. | |||||
| 2018-01-08 | Mundelein | Illinois | Perishable Distributors of Iowa | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| While delivering products to a customer, an employee slipped on snow/ice in the customer's parking lot and broke a wrist, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2017-10-16 | Mundelein | Illinois | American Marketing | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| While operating an inserting machine, an employee pushed down the machine's strap. The employee's right middle and ring fingers were then clipped by the chain and pulled into the sprocket, amputating both fingers. The machine was running and unguarded at the time. | |||||
| 2017-06-22 | Mundelein | Illinois | University of Saint Mary of the Lake | Hand(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was on an orchard ladder trimming the lower branches of a tree with a chainsaw when he slipped and fell approximately 3 feet to the ground. The chainsaw lacerated his hand, requiring surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-05-24 | Mundelein | Illinois | Carrara Stone Systems of Chicago, LLC. | Thigh(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting wood with a hand-held electric saw when the saw slipped and severely lacerated the employee's upper left leg. The saw was unguarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2015-08-03 | Mundelein | Illinois | Equipment Depot of Illinois Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was installing a kick panel on a forklift when his finger scraped along the top edge of the panel, cutting his fingertip. He was hospitalized for an amputation. | |||||