| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-03 | North Aurora | Il | Marberry Laundry LLC | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On March 3, 2021, an employee was feeding linen inside an ironer equipped with eight heating rollers, including belts. The employee was feeding the machine when a piece of linen got spooled around the machine, catching the employee's arm within the feed belts. The employee's arm curled around the belt, putting pressure onto the arm as the employee attempted to tug his arm out. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery. | |||||
| 2020-05-16 | North Aurora | Illinois | Tangent Technologies LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a chop saw when the blade amputated the second and third fingers of the employee's left hand. | |||||
| 2018-05-22 | North Aurora | Illinois | Integrated Electric, Inc. | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was running wiring when it became stuck. He then contacted a live 480-volt bus bar and an arc flash occurred, burning his left hand and wrist. | |||||
| 2017-01-27 | North Aurora | Illinois | Pentair Flow Technologies, LLC* | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a horizontal milling machine when his right arm was caught by the spindle blade and severely lacerated. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-02-03 | North Aurora | Illinois | Oberweis Dairy | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On February 3, 2015, an employee's index finger (right) was crushed while clearing a jam within a bottle washing machine. | |||||