| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-11 | South Beloit | Il | TPG Pressure, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was welding a metal strap on both sides of a 20-foot long pipe. There was a welding machine on each side of the pipe. The pipes were placed on a conveyor which moved the pipes toward the pre-stress wiring machine. While the employee was walking between the pipes, a pipe rolled backward off the conveyor and caught the employee between the pipes. The employee sustained broken ribs and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-04-25 | South Beloit | Illinois | Treehouse Private Brands, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On April 25, 2019, an employee received an amputation on the left pinky finger while picking up cookies on a conveyor. There was a transition point (1/4 gap) between the conveyor and tracking cable. The employee's finger was caught within the cable, which resulted in hospitalization and an amputation. | |||||
| 2019-01-08 | South Beloit | Illinois | The Top Die Casting Co. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On January 8, 2019, at 6:15 a.m., an employee was trying to unplug shot beads from a die cast machine. His finger was inside the area where the machine discharges the beads when the machine activated, amputating his right index fingertip. | |||||
| 2018-01-24 | South Beloit | Illinois | Key Outdoor Inc. | Face | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee's face was struck by a falling piece of wooden billboard during vinyl installation. The employee suffered a face contusion and sore back. | |||||
| 2017-07-21 | South Beloit | Illinois | FORTERRA PIPE & PRECAST, LLC | Foot (feet) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee had raised a steel ring with a crane when it fell and struck his left foot, crushing it. | |||||
| 2017-06-27 | South Beloit | Illinois | Axium Foods, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was checking a clog or jam while purging a tortilla masa pump when his left hand entered the pump opening and contacted the impellers, amputating his left ring fingertip and part of his index finger. | |||||
| 2016-09-12 | South Beloit | Illinois | Behr Iron & Metal, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was adjusting the legs of a floor scale while a coworker lifted the corner of the scale with a pry bar. The pry bar slipped and the floor scale fell and pinched the employee's left index finger, amputating his fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-07-28 | South Beloit | Illinois | Winnebago Foundry | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee was electrocuted while attempting to change a fuse in the electrical panel. | |||||
| 2015-07-31 | South Beloit | Illinois | Winnebago Foundry | Foot (feet) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was exposed to molten iron when it poured on his foot. | |||||
| 2015-03-20 | South Beloit | Illinois | Bremner Food Group, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was instructing another employee on how to conduct a moisture test by placing baked cookies coming out of the oven (on a conveyor belt) on top of the fan's guard enclosure. A series of three to four fans are attached to the belt to blow down on the cookies (cooling) as they come out of the oven. These fans could be located 6 to 12 inches above the conveyor belt. The oven operators can't see the fans but are able to reach and make physical contact with them. The injured employee took | |||||