Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-01-27 | Villa Park | Il | Bob's Discount Furniture, LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
At about 3:15 p.m. on January 27, 2021, an employee was standing on a ladder to stack mattresses. A mattress struck a support post when the employee pushed it toward the wall causing the employee to fall off the ladder to the floor. The employee suffered fractured ribs and vertebrae and a displaced disc. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-05-02 | Villa Park | Illinois | Mickey's Linen | Nonclassifiable | Ingestion of harmful substance |
An employee ingested a chemical degreasing agent while trying to siphon the chemical into a bucket. | |||||
2016-01-11 | Villa Park | Illinois | USPS | Hip(s) | Fall on same level |
An employee delivering mail was injured while on a route. Upon exiting the vehicle, the employee fell and broke their left hip, requiring hospitalization and surgery. |