DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-07-07WatsekaIllinoisLyon LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a press brake when it cycled and amputated four fingers on their left hand.
2019-07-19WatsekaIllinoisIriquois Paving CorporationWrist(s)Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode
An employee was relocating traffic control signs when a gust of wind blew the sign the employee was holding causing injury to the left wrist.
2019-06-26WatsekaIllinoisTate & Lyle Grain, Inc.Forearm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing product from the bottom of a load-out hopper. The product was not flowing correctly from the hopper, so the employee tried to remove any obstructions. The electrically driven slide gate valve then closed on and crushed the employee's right forearm, fracturing it.
2017-03-20WatsekaIllinoisLYON, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was deburring a piece of steel on a belt sander when the metal flipped up and caught/amputated his right thumb tip between it and the belt.
2017-03-06WatsekaIllinoisLYON, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
On March 6, 2017, an employee was setting up a press and amputated part of the left index finger.
2015-06-29WatsekaIllinoisCrothall Laundry Services Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung after a cart of healthcare linens rolled off a mechanical trailer lift.