| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-27 | Peru | Il | James Hardie Building Products | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On September 27, 2021, an employee was sanding a bar on a lathe and amputated their right ring finger. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-01-08 | Peru | Il | FedEx Freight | Hand(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| On January 8, 2021, an employee attempted to hook a converter dolly to a trailer and suffered a hand injury. | |||||
| 2019-08-20 | Peru | Illinois | W.H. Maze Co. | Hand(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee suffered an electrical burn to his left hand when he took a part out of a machine. | |||||
| 2019-07-18 | Peru | Illinois | Sapp Bros | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was removing a suspension bushing from a 53-ft. trailer using a pry bar. Part of the suspension moved, catching his left hand. The employee sustained an amputation to the left middle finger. | |||||
| 2019-05-14 | Peru | Illinois | CIT Trucks, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Struck by other falling powered vehicle |
| On May 14, 2019, at 4:30 p.m., an employee was repairing an RV when the 6-ton jack stand failed, allowing the RV to fall. The employee's leg was caught under the RV, puncturing his upper right thigh and breaking his right lower leg. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-02-07 | Peru | Illinois | Republic Services | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was retracting a truck-mounted winch cable when his right index finger was caught between the cable and a lever. The fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-08-07 | Peru | Illinois | Double D Express | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion involving outside sources |
| An employee suffered two herniated discs while raising the landing gear of a semi trailer. | |||||
| 2017-09-24 | Peru | New York | FORRENCE ORCHARDS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was loading apples into bins using a hydraulic lift. The employee's hand was on top of the stop bar as the lift was raising a load pinching his left ring finger and resulting in amputation. | |||||
| 2017-03-31 | Peru | Illinois | Combined Transport, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode |
| On March 31, 2017, an employee was moving a tarp on his tractor-trailer when he strained/sprained his back, suffering severe pain and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-04-17 | Peru | Illinois | UNYTITE, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee's right middle finger was amputated at the first knuckle when the employee attempted to grab a part in the conveyor belt. | |||||
| 2015-04-26 | Peru | Illinois | Eagle Services Corp. | Foot (feet) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| On or about April 26, 2015, an employee was cleaning the inside of a vessel with a water pressure gun when he slipped and his left foot entered the path of the pressure gun causing lacerations. The employee was hospitalized and received stitches. | |||||