Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-09-25 | Streator | Il | Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a pedestal grinder to grind a piece of square metal stock that was 1/4 inch in diameter by 13 inches in length. The employee placed the piece against the grinding wheel when the piece and his gloved hand were pulled into the opening between the work rest and the grinding wheel, resulting in a partial amputation of the employee's left thumb. | |||||
2021-06-07 | Streator | Il | Flink Company | Foot (feet) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
A snowplow was being assembled. While the plow's A-frame was hoisted to a height of 2-3 feet, the hoist hook slipped and the A-frame fell, striking and breaking an employee's foot. | |||||
2020-02-17 | Streator | Illinois | Plymouth Tube Company | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on ice in the parking lot of the facility and fell resulting in a bruised lung and fractured ribs. | |||||
2019-07-12 | Streator | Illinois | MID-AMERICA TRUCK CORPORATION | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was installing a ramp into the body of a box truck. When the ramp was pushed into the body of the truck, his left thumb was pinched between the ramp and the cross members of the box truck. The thumb was amputated from the middle of the nail. | |||||
2019-01-10 | Streator | Illinois | Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was operating a glass forming machine when the funnel closed on his left arm. The molten glass burned his left hand and forearm, and the machine caused contusions to his forearm and hand. | |||||
2018-03-22 | Streator | Illinois | Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
On 3/22/2018, an employee was clearing bottles from a conveyor when her finger was caught in the sprocket and pulley mechanism at the junction between the conveyor and the machine, resulting in a finger amputation. | |||||
2016-10-08 | Streator | Illinois | NORTHERN PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION CO. | Multiple face locations | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was starting a pressure washer when a plug from the block valve blew out and struck the employee in the face, fracturing the left cheek and jaw. | |||||
2016-06-15 | Streator | Illinois | O-I BROCKWAY GLASS, Inc. | Head, neck, and trunk | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee fell approximately 7 feet from a platform to the concrete floor, suffering head, neck, and torso injuries. The platform was unguarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
2015-11-21 | Streator | Illinois | Heritage Manor-Streator, LLC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was removing snow and ice from the employee's vehicle in the company parking lot after completion of the work shift. The employee slipped and fell due to icy and snowy conditions. |