Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-03-04 | Streamwood | Il | Aluminum Coil Anodizing Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was wiping the tension roller on a 6-inch slitter with a rag. The rag and the employee's right hand were pulled into the roller; the employee's fingers were crushed and degloved. | |||||
2018-08-28 | Streamwood | Illinois | Fresh Express Incorporated | Leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
On August 28, 2018, an employee was traveling backward on a stand-up forklift with no load when he turned a corner and crashed into a bollard next to a dock door. His leg was pinned between the truck and bollard, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2018-03-01 | Streamwood | Illinois | Brolite Products, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee fell approximately 6 feet to a lower level while cleaning equipment, suffering a back injury. | |||||
2017-10-12 | Streamwood | Illinois | Aftermath Services LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was standing on a step ladder while arranging a plywood covering to protect the asphalt shingles of a townhouse roof. The plywood slid down the slope of the roof and struck the employee, knocking the employee off the step ladder to the concrete ground. The employee suffered a head injury, concussion, and brain hemorrhage, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-09-11 | Streamwood | Illinois | Labor Network | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was cleaning a flour silo when he went up to hook his harness and the ladder slipped beneath him. He fell and broke his tibia. | |||||
2016-08-22 | Streamwood | Illinois | BHC Streamwood Hospital, Inc. dba Streamwood Behavior Healthcare System | Knee(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was moving materials from one shelf to another when materials fell from the shelf striking the employee and causing her to fall, fracturing her right patella. | |||||
2015-03-04 | Streamwood | Illinois | U.S. Postal Service | Tooth (teeth) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
A safe door closed on the employee's right middle finger. Her finger was bleeding, so she sat down on the chair by the safe. When she stood up, she fainted and fell forward, hitting her face on the computer console on the edge of the desk. She was discovered by a coworker on the floor. The employee broke her tooth. She was admitted to the hospital. |