Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-06-11 | Tinley Park | Illinois | M Block & Sons, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle |
A temporary employee was operating a stand-up forklift when the forklift struck a rack. The employee suffered a left foot injury. | |||||
2019-03-21 | Tinley Park | Illinois | Dunbar Armored, Inc. dba Brink's, Inc. | Brain | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was struck in the head, upper back, and shoulder by a heavy steel door and suffered a seizure. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-01-22 | Tinley Park | Illinois | Atlas Putty Products Company | Ankle(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
An employee was maneuvering a large pump when the hose at the top of the pump hit the ceiling, causing the pump to tip over onto the employee's left ankle. The employee sustained two left ankle fractures. | |||||
2016-05-10 | Tinley Park | Illinois | Menard's | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was attempting to close a step ladder when his right ring finger was caught in a pinch point, amputating the fingertip. | |||||
2016-04-12 | Tinley Park | Illinois | Atlas Putty Products Company | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
While adjusting the fill levels on a machine with a wrench, an employee amputated the right-hand middle fingertip. | |||||
2016-03-22 | Tinley Park | Illinois | ITS Technologies & Logistics, Inc. | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Nonclassifiable |
An employee injured his foot and leg while inspecting a semi-truck in an icy parking lot. | |||||
2015-12-28 | Tinley Park | Illinois | Panduit Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
On December 28, 2015 at 21:45 an employee shut down a production machine to clear a jam. The employee's left thumb was in a pinch point when a spring released pinching the employee's thumb and causing an avulsion and broken bone. The tip of the thumb was later partially amputated. |