DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-18RockfordIlCincinnati Tool Steel Company, Inc.Hip(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was exiting the cab of his truck when he missed a step and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken hip.
2021-10-14RockfordIlCincinnati Tool SteelFoot (feet)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On October 14, 2021, an employee was moving a steel roll (about 8 inches in diameter, 155 inches long, and 2,500-3,000 pounds in weight) off a saw onto a forklift. The roll fell about 3-4 feet, landing on his foot and lacerating and fracturing it.
2021-09-23RockfordIlOffice Depot Store # 6071Thigh(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
On September 23, 2021, an employee was attempting to pull a gaming chair off the shelf for a customer when she lost her balance and fell. The employee was hospitalized for a broken femur.
2021-09-15RockfordIlLiebovich Bros, Inc.Lower leg(s)Struck by object or equipment
An employee was waiting for material to be loaded onto a processing table. After the light gauge material was loaded, the material expanded and struck the employee on their lower right leg. The employee's lower right leg was broken.
2021-08-04RockfordIlAsplundh Tree Expert Co.HeadFall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
At 9:30 a.m. on August 4, 2021, a two-person crew was trimming branches on a 36-foot locust tree using an elevator lift truck. An employee was in the elevated bucket of the boom truck using a stick saw. While he was lowering the boom to clear some hangers, the walking pin to the hydraulic cylinder failed. The upper boom and bucket fell about 7.9 feet, coming to rest on the top of the cab protection rack. The employee suffered a head laceration and was hospitalized.
2021-08-02RockfordIlAllied Universal Security ServicesBack, including spine, spinal cordFall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee tripped on a curb and injured his back.
2021-06-11RockfordIlUnited Parcel Service, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On June 11, 2021, an employee was hooking a dolly up to a tug hitch. The employee's left middle finger was pinched between the dolly tongue handle and tub hitch. The finger was amputated.
2021-04-03RockfordIlCincinnati Tool Steel Company, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting a piece of wood with a radial arm saw when they suffered the amputation of their thumb.
2021-04-02RockfordIlCincinnati Tool Steel Company, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by handheld object or equipment
An employee was handling a piece of steel and lacerated his finger, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-03-30RockfordIlGunite CorporationLower leg(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
On March 30, 2021, an employee was standing on a metal step, clearing built-up slag to allow water to flow through a trough. When he stepped down, his foot entered the hot water and he suffered second-degree burns to the right shin.
2021-02-22RockfordIlTarara AA Concrete Work, Inc.Arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was emptying a salt spreader attached to a truck. The employee became entangled in the auger and suffered an amputation to the right arm.
2021-01-30RockfordIlJ. L. Clark, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee's left index fingertip was partially amputated while they were unjamming a can making machine. The machine was energized at the time.
2020-10-09RockfordIlBluewater Thermal SolutionsBrainStruck by dislodged flying object, particle
The injured employee was operating a sit-down forklift (PIT) with an empty pallet on its forks when the PIT got stuck in the grass and mud while ascending a slight incline in a grassy area in back of the building. A second PIT was used to push the stuck PIT out of a rut to no avail. A third PIT was then connected to the other two PITs with a sling tether and a heavy chain. The two PITs attempted to tow the injured employee’s PIT out of the rut and the jarring motion caused a small rock or piece
2020-10-02RockfordIlAccuride Corp.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee went to manually move a pallet on a non-motorized conveyor because it was not moving. Another pallet began to roll forward and struck the employee's left middle finger. The fingertip was amputated.
2020-07-13RockfordIllinoisAZZ Galvanizing - Rockford LLCMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was adjusting product placement in the finished part container, which sits on the end of the quench tank. Water splashed out of the tank and landed on the employee causing second degree burns to the left arm and hand and the left side of the torso.
2020-05-19RockfordIllinoisUnited Parcel Service, Inc.Fingertip(s)Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was adjusting an operator seat in a ramp tug. The wind blew a door shut on the employee's finger. The fingertip was amputated.
2020-05-18RockfordIllinoisUPSFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was operating a tug when the door to the tug blew shut on the employee's finger. The employee's left ring finger was caught between the tug and the door, resulting in an amputation to the finger.
2020-02-18RockfordIllinoisAllied Universal SecurityArm(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice while getting out of her car in a parking lot. She suffered a broken arm and was hospitalized.
2020-02-12RockfordIllinoisGunite CorporationLeg(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was setting filters in molds in a molding machine. The employee's leg was pinched and broken between the foundry mold carriage and a roller bracket.
2019-08-14RockfordIllinoisLJ Fabricators, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At 3:10 p.m. on August 14, 2019, an employee was clamping parts into a fixture to prepare them for spot-welding. The spot-welding machine activated while his hand was in the point of operation and the electrode amputated his right index fingertip.
2019-07-26RockfordIllinoisCore-Mark International, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersContact with objects and equipment
An employee was pinned between two trailers and suffered internal injuries, requiring hospitalization.
2019-07-23RockfordIllinoisSWEDISH AMERICAN HEALTH SYSTEMSMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level
On July 23, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., an employee was in an elevator at the plaza level when the elevator dropped one to two floors causing a fractured right ankle and a fractured L2 vertebra.
2019-05-09RockfordIllinoisMARTIN AUTOMATIC INC.Fingertip(s)Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was lifting a machine frame off of a welding bench and lowering it down to the ground. His fingers were under the frame to shift it when the frame fell and pinched his fingers, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-03-25RockfordIllinoisEstwing Manufacturing Company, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At about 2:30 a.m. on March 25, 2019, an employee was using a modified hydraulic press with a knife tool to remove defective vinyl grips from new hammers. While the employee was retrieving a hammer, his right middle and ring fingertips were caught between moving and stationary parts, causing amputations.
2019-03-13RockfordIllinoisChem Processing, Inc.Hand(s)Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
A temporary employee was working at the plating line to prepare parts for the plating process. He was dipping hooks into a bath solution to remove oil from their surfaces for further production handling. His left hand was pulled into a hot (180 degrees) 4% caustic solution bath and suffered second degree burns. The employee was wearing gloves at the time.
2019-01-02RockfordIllinoisJones Naturals, LLCFingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to trim/cut pork skins when the saw cut his right thumb tip, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.
2018-08-10RockfordIllinoisRust-oleum CorporationFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a filter to filter ingredients into a mixer when the filter became caught on the rotating shaft of the mixer. The filter then amputated the employee's right middle and ring fingertips.
2018-05-15RockfordIllinoisUNITED PARCEL SERVICEKnee(s)Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
On May 15, 2018, at approximately 9:15 p.m., an employee was moving an empty, non-motorized dolly on an air ramp when the dolly struck her knee, fracturing it and requiring surgery.
2018-04-27RockfordIllinoisLiebovich Bros, Inc.Wrist(s)Sudden start or stop, nonroadway
On April 25, 2018, an employee was driving a side loader when the brakes locked and the loader abruptly stopped. The employee fell to the ground and fractured both wrists.
2018-04-21RockfordIllinoisWilson ElectricMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
On April 21, 2018, at approximately 11:30 a.m., an employee was on top of a walk-in freezer performing contracting electrical work, installing J-hooks and cables on the inside of a rooftop, when he fell 23 feet to the concrete floor below, damaging his ankles and back.
2018-04-09RockfordIllinoisArco Machinery Movers LLCHeadStruck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was securing a forklift to a flatbed truck with a chain and bar when the bar snapped and struck him in the face, causing a laceration, nerve damage, severed artery, and salivary gland damage.
2018-03-06RockfordIllinoisUPS COMPANYPelvisOther fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was loading an aircraft. As he stepped from the aircraft to the deck loader, he fell 10 to 12 feet to the ground, lacerating his face and breaking his pelvis.
2018-02-02RockfordIllinoisGunite CorporationHand(s)Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was using an oxygen lance to clean a cupola slag runner (a portion of a foundry furnace) when the oxygen line supplying the lance failed causing a flame to strike the employee and enter his glove. The employee sustained third degree burns to the back and palm of his right hand.
2018-01-21RockfordIllinoisAllied Universal Security ServicesHead and trunkIntentional injury by other person, n.e.c.
A parking lot security officer was attempting to stop an alleged shoplifter while he stole her vehicle and started to drive away. She was dragged by the vehicle some distance while hitting barriers, suffering bruised ribs and a head laceration. She was hospitalized.
2017-09-25RockfordIllinoisLowe's Home Center LLCPelvisFall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was watering plants in the garden area and tripped and fell over a water hose. The employee was hospitalized with a broken pelvis and stitches in the elbow.
2017-09-23RockfordIllinoisEstwing Manufacturing CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to push a steel cart underneath a steel table and caught a finger between the table and the cart resulting in amputation of the upper part of his right ring finger.
2017-09-05RockfordIllinoisUPSThigh(s)Other fall to lower level
On September 5, 2017, an employee parked and was exiting a vehicle when he lost his footing and tripped, fracturing his femur.
2017-07-24RockfordIllinoisOSF HEALTHCARE SAINT ANTHONY MEDICAL CENTERBODY SYSTEMSExposure to harmful substances or environments
On July 24, 2017, an employee suffered an allergic reaction to a chemical solution while being fit-tested for a respirator, requiring overnight hospitalization.
2017-07-17RockfordIllinoisJ.L. Clark LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing jammed material from a machine when his right middle and ring fingertips were caught and amputated in the machine, which was unguarded at the time.
2017-06-21RockfordIllinoisMartin Automatic, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading a bundle of steel angle iron from a parked trailer in the shop delivery area using an overhead bridge crane. He was using the crane's hand pendant controller to control the crane's operation to lift the bundle of steel off the flatbed trailer and to lower it next to the trailer. At some point during the lowering operation, the wrong button was pushed on the pendant controller and the load swung and struck him in the chest while he was standing between the trailer and th
2017-06-20RockfordIllinoisAddus Healthcare, Inc.BrainStruck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
On June 20, 2017, at 11:30 a.m., an employee was assisting a client with a bath in the client's apartment home when the ceiling above him caved in. The employee was struck in the head and injured by falling debris.
2017-06-14RockfordIllinoisRockford Process Control, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a tube bender when his right hand was caught in the point of operation. He was hospitalized with a fracture and possible amputation to his right index finger.
2017-06-08RockfordIllinoisNorthern Illinois Gas CompanyMultiple body partsIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
On June 8, 2017, an employee was in the field working on a furnace when a flash fire occurred, causing second degree burns to his right arm and face. He was hospitalized.
2017-03-16RockfordIllinoisJ.L. Clark LLCHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On March 16, 2017, at approximately 9:50 p.m., an employee was hand cleaning the powered in-feed rollers used for pulling steel sheet from the steel sheet coil located on the nearby mandrel using a rag with a solvent when the employee's right hand was pulled in between the two rollers and crushed.
2017-02-17RockfordIllinoisEstwing Manufacturing CompanyHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee fell while cleaning around a piece of equipment injuring his left hip and requiring hospitalization. The employee was walking next to a transformer that had an electrical conduit connector protruding out a couple of inches. The employee's pant leg was caught on it which caused him to fall.
2017-02-16RockfordIllinoisTriad AssociatesMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a communications tower when his hand slipped while he was reaching for a cable grab. His fall arrest system failed to engage and he fell to the platform below, injuring his L1 vertebra, breaking his left ankle, and shattering his right heel.
2017-02-13RockfordIllinoisMetals USAFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On 2/13/17, an employee was operating a crane and hook to load material onto a truck. When the employee lowered the crane hook to remove a sheet lifter, the employee's right index finger was pinched and amputated within the D-ring.
2017-02-07RockfordIllinoisSlidematic Precision Components, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was placing a part in a bending machine when it cycled, amputating the employee's left middle finger.
2017-02-04RockfordIllinoisJ. L. Clark, Inc.Hand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While cleaning a lithography press, an employee's rag and left hand were pulled into the roller's point of operation. The machine was running at the time and the employee's hand was partially degloved and his left index, middle and ring fingers were partially amputated. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-09-27RockfordIllinoisCOMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANYThigh(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell from a truck bed to the pavement where the truck was parked, fracturing a femur.
2016-08-12RockfordIllinoisJohnstone Supply of Rockford, Inc.Head and trunkOther fall to lower level
On August 12, 2016, at approximately 3:00 p.m., an employee fell to the cement floor while trying to stabilize a stack of air conditioners. Some of the A/C units then fell on top of him, causing brain bleeding and a black eye, fracturing a rib, and puncturing his lung.
2016-07-02RockfordIllinoisUNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO.Hip(s)Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
On Saturday, July 2, 2016, at approximately 10:35 a.m., an employee was working alone on the inside of an aircraft engine to repair its blades. The employee was attempting to leave the engine compartment when the work mat beneath him slipped, causing him to slide out of the engine compartment. As he slid out of the engine compartment, his foot became tangled in the nearby portable A-frame step-ladder that he used to access that compartment. He then fell about 3 to 4 feet to the adjacent ground l
2016-06-29RockfordIllinoisTRI-STATE ASPHALT, LLCNonclassifiableContact with objects and equipment
An employee was under a running truck tightening a packing gland and was injured by the PTO shaft.
2016-04-06RockfordIllinoisState Line JJ's, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On or about April 6, 2016, an employee was cleaning a food slicer when her right ring fingertip contacted the spinning blade and was amputated. The slicer was unguarded and running at the time of the incident.
2016-04-04RockfordIllinoisAccuride CorporationLeg(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was testing a machine spindle when the spindle dropped, striking and fracturing the employee's leg. The spindle was not secure at the time of the incident.
2016-03-01RockfordIllinoisTovar Snow Professionals, Inc.BrainFall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was sitting on the back of a pick-up truck throwing salt. When he dismounted the truck to retrieve something that had fallen, he lost his footing and fell, hitting the back of his head and requiring hospitalization.
2016-02-22RockfordIllinoisConcentric Rockford, Inc.Hand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was training a coworker on an automated press. The press wasn't cycling properly, so the employee attempted to adjust a part. At this time, the coworker inadvertently cycled the press using the two-hand controls. The press ripped the skin off of the back of the employee's hand (partial de-gloving).
2015-11-19RockfordIllinoisLiebovich Steel & Aluminum CompanyPelvisCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was caught in the feeder portion of a structural steel vertical band saw (17 inches), resulting in a fractured pelvis.
2015-10-08RockfordIllinoisPHELPS INDUSTRIES, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a "roto claw" meat processing machine when a meat hook fell into the machine. The employee reached into the machine to retrieve the hook which resulted in the amputation of the employee's right hand pinky finger and injuries to the employee's right hand ring finger.
2015-10-07RockfordIllinoisAlpha Controls & Services, L.L.C.GroinFall, slip, trip, n.e.c.
On or about October 7, 2015, an employee of Alpha Controls & Services, LLC was performing a service call at a client location and stepped on an unsecured sewage injection pit access panel that gave way. His right leg fell through the 16" x 18" x 24" floor opening, resulting in a groin injury requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2015-09-22RockfordIllinoisNoodles and CompanyHead, neck, and trunkContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was moving a pasta cooker when a wheel on the pasta cooker hit a floor drain grate resulting in hot water spilling onto the employee. The employee suffered second degree burns to the head, neck, back and face and was hospitalized.
2015-06-08RockfordIllinoisJones Natural ChewsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On 6/8/15, an employee received an amputation to the left thumb while operating a band saw.
2015-04-03RockfordIllinoisMULLER-PINEHURST DAIRY, INC.NonclassifiableNonclassifiable
An employee was hospitalized on April 3, 2015, after suffering an injury on the Blow-Mold Machine.
2015-03-05RockfordIllinoisChem Processing, Inc.Foot (feet) and ankle(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was injured on 3-5-15 at 5:00PM when the employee slipped on ice and fell in the parking area. The employee was hospitalized and surgically treated for a foot/ankle injury.
2015-02-03RockfordIllinoisSlidematic Precision Components, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
On or about February 3, 2015 at approximately 4:15 p.m., an employee was performing set-up on a cold heading machine and while jogging the machine over, he reached into the machine while simultaneously stepping on the brake, causing his fingers to be caught in-between the punch and the die on the machine. The employee suffered two fractured fingers and a finger tip amputation.
2015-01-13RockfordIllinoisCintas CorporationMultiple face locationsExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On or about January 13, 2015, a maintenance employee of Cintas received a chemical spray of sodium hydroxide to the eyes and face requiring hospitalization. The incident occurred during offloading of the sodium hydroxide from a contracted delivery service's truck (Hydrite).
2015-01-05RockfordIllinoisLutheran Social Services of IllinoisBrainFall on same level due to slipping
Employee arrived at client's home, slipped on ice, and bumped her head.