DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-09-16NapervilleIlEdward-Elmhurst HealthcareBODY SYSTEMSStings and venomous bites
On September 16, 2021, an employee was stung by a bee while moving linen carts on a loading dock. The employee had an allergic reaction to the bee sting and was hospitalized.
2021-07-15NapervilleIlWESTROCK PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLCAnkle(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was manually lifting corrugated sheets off the production floor when she was struck by a moving T-car unit, resulting in a cut to the lower left leg above the ankle bone.
2021-04-05NapervilleIlPROMET PROCESSING CORPORATIONHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee sustained a contusion/laceration to their right hand when their hand was caught in the tension stand of a metal slitting machine.
2020-07-16NapervilleIllinoisEdwards-Elmhurst HealthMultiple body partsStruck against stationary object or equipment
An employee was working with an air handling unit when his head struck the unit, causing numbness in his arm, head, and neck.
2019-08-21NapervilleIllinoisHandi Foil CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was loading a coil into a machine when the coil became jammed. When the employee unjammed the coil, the machine's spindle caused an amputation of his right ring finger.
2019-05-31NapervilleIllinoisMonarch Enterprises Inc.Multiple trunk locationsStruck by discharged object or substance
An employee was nailing siding on a building with a nail gun in a lift. The gun shot him in the lower chest and upper stomach.
2019-02-09NapervilleIllinoisEdward HospitalBrainFall on same level due to tripping over an object
On February 9, 2019, an employee received multiple concussions after tripping over a chair and falling at the nurse station. The employee struck her head on the coat/shoe rack.
2018-06-06NapervilleIllinoisSqueaky Kleen Professional Cleaning Service Inc.Heel(s)Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee slipped off a rung of a ladder and fell 7 to 8 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured heel.
2017-08-01NapervilleIllinoisKIC InternationalFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While operating a hydraulic press, an employee's finger was caught in the point of operation, resulting in amputation.
2017-06-08NapervilleIllinoisJAN Electric LLCBODY SYSTEMSDirect exposure to electricity
An employee received an electrical shock while splicing wires under a reception desk.
2017-04-25NapervilleIllinoisNorth Central CollegeMultiple trunk locationsOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working on drywall from a ladder, when the employee fell from the ladder approximately 6 feet to the floor. He was hospitalized for seven broken ribs and a kidney laceration.
2016-07-26NapervilleIllinoisAssociated Material Handling Inc.Back, including spine, spinal cordStruck by powered vehicle tipping over-nontransport
An employee was working on a pallet truck when the pallet truck tipped over. The employee was caught between the pallet truck and a stationary object, suffering a back injury.
2016-07-25NapervilleIllinoisCarroll Distributing and Construction Supply Inc. Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's hand was caught in the rebar bending machine, amputating his finger.
2016-03-02NapervilleIllinoisEdward HospitalBrainFall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was exiting a patient's room when her shoe was caught in the carpeting. She fell, striking her head twice on the floor. She suffered a concussion and was hospitalized.
2016-01-15NapervilleIllinoisSpeedway LLCHip(s)Nonclassifiable
An employee injured their right hip while changing a gas pricing sign. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-01-11NapervilleIllinoisUS Postal ServiceBrainFall on same level due to slipping
While delivering mail, an employee slipped on ice and struck her head on the ground. She was hospitalized with bleeding on her brain.
2015-09-20NapervilleIllinoisMONDELEZ GLOBAL LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On September 20, 2015 an employee was working in spice room #1 adjusting the flow of seasoning and amputated his left middle finger when it came in contact with a rotating auger at the end of the feeder tube.
2015-07-18NapervilleIllinoisCostco Wholesale CorporationKnee(s) and leg(s)Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
On or about July 18, 2015, at approximately 8:10 a.m., an employee was dismounting an electric pallet jack in the warehouse. After bringing the pallet jack to a full stop, she swung her leg out and struck an upright for a steel shelving unit, breaking a bone behind her knee. She was hospitalized.
2015-05-01NapervilleIllinoisHandi-Foil CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a core machine when he got caught in the machine. He suffered a finger amputation.
2015-04-13NapervilleIllinoisPhil Walz Plumbing, Inc.BrainOther fall to lower level
An employee fell from a ladder while repairing a leaking waterline in the ceiling at a residence. He had just finished soldering pipe and was in the clean-up phase of the job when he fell and sustained injuries to the head, face, right wrist, and left thumb.
2015-03-05NapervilleIllinoisMartam Construction, IncLeg(s)Struck by object or equipment
On March 5, 2015, an employee was hospitalized after suffering a foot injury on the job. The employee was standing next to a trench at ground level while lowering a concrete pipe into the ground when the pipe struck the employee in the leg.
2015-02-02NapervilleIllinoisEdward HospitalNonclassifiableFall on same level due to slipping
On February 2, 2015, an employee was hospitalized due to a slip/fall accident, which occurred in the parking lot of the worksite.