DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-09-22SaugetIlIllini Environmental IncBack, including spine, spinal cordOther fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
A truck driver was attempting to drain waste milk from a tanker into a designated disposal area. The liquid in the tanker would not drain and the driver contacted the injured employee for assistance. The injured employee drove to the disposal site to investigate. The disposal site (owned & operated by a separate employer) provided a PVC pipe with a scoop at the end of it for the injured employee to take a sample of the liquid in the tanker to determine why the liquid would not drain. The injured
2020-07-01SaugetIllinoisBranding Iron Holdings IncFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
At 7:47 a.m. on July 2, 2020, an employee was clearing leakage from a meat processing machine. The machine's moving mold plate amputated the tip of his right middle finger.
2019-07-13SaugetIllinoisL. Keeley Construction Co.Multiple body partsRan off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was unloading an asphalt roller off of a trailer. The roller slipped off the ramp and the employee was pinned between the ramp and the roller. The employee sustained fractures to the left hip, knee, and ankle. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2017-06-01SaugetIllinoisVeolia ES Techical Solutions, L.L.C. Multiple trunk locationsJack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating a sit-down forklift and transporting large tote bags filled with product to be incinerated. As the forklift was making a 90-degree right turn, it tipped over onto its left side and the employee fell from the driver seat and was pinned under the overhead guard. The employee suffered crushing injuries to the torso and legs including two broken femurs, eight broken ribs, two collapsed lungs, four injured vertebrae, lacerations to the liver, intestine, and vein to lower ext
2017-03-16SaugetIllinoisUSF HollandBrainStruck against stationary object or equipment
An employee was at a customer location moving freight in the truck trailer and struck his head on the load bar. The employee was hospitalized for a head injury.
2017-03-14SaugetIllinoisPRECISION INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE, INC.Back, including spine, spinal cordContact with hot objects or substances
While performing maintenance to a large piece of equipment, an employee burned their back with scalding water that was being used to flush the equipment.