| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-29 | Waukegan | Il | Bolke-Miller, Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was lubricating the conveyor chain when the conveyor turned on and his left index finger got caught in the chain, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
| 2021-06-22 | Waukegan | Il | American Blending and Filling Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was operating a filler machine when she noticed a jam and went to unclog it. The employee's right hand contacted the machine between the labeler guards/track and the machine dial, resulting in the amputation of skin on her middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2021-03-18 | Waukegan | Il | Southwire Company LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was lowering a spool on a take-up machine. The spool went up instead of down and pinched his left index finger against a knob. He suffered an amputation at the first joint. | |||||
| 2021-02-20 | Waukegan | Il | NRG Energy | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee tripped and fell, sustaining an ankle fracture. | |||||
| 2021-02-12 | Waukegan | Il | Visual Pak Company | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| An employee was stacking a pallet on top of a load of stacked pallets. The pallet fell on top of the employee's chest as the employee was handling the pallet. | |||||
| 2020-06-08 | Waukegan | Illinois | CVS Pharmacy, Inc. dba CVS Health | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| On June 8, 2020, an employee was walking to their car after their shift and was struck by a customer's vehicle. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to multiple body parts. | |||||
| 2020-03-03 | Waukegan | Illinois | Ametek, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a cable-cutting machine. As she was realigning a cable, the machine actuated and amputated the tip of her right thumb. | |||||
| 2020-02-04 | Waukegan | Illinois | Visual Pak Distribution Center | Upper and lower limb(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| A forklift was carrying a double-stacked load approximately 12 feet high. The load fell while the forklift operator was attempting to stage the pallets, striking an employee working in the area. The employee sustained a broken ankle and elbow and a head laceration that required 24 staples. | |||||
| 2019-06-11 | Waukegan | Illinois | Pfanstiehl, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was working from a 3-foot step ladder while cleaning a machine when the employee fell from the ladder, resulting in a broken ankle. | |||||
| 2019-03-14 | Waukegan | Illinois | CMG CONSTRUCTION, INC. | Face | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a cut-off saw to cut an 8-inch pipe for a water main when the saw kicked back and struck the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized with multiple lacerations. | |||||
| 2019-02-06 | Waukegan | Illinois | Abbvie Inc. | Foot (feet) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped on ice while stepping out of her car, suffering a fracture and a torn ligament in the right foot. | |||||
| 2018-07-16 | Waukegan | Illinois | New Rue21 LLC | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on a ladder installing a visual display when her foot became stuck and she fell off the ladder, fracturing her leg. | |||||
| 2018-01-12 | Waukegan | Illinois | Amazon.com LLC | Lower leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was driving a forklift in reverse when it abruptly accelerated and he lost control. He struck a guardrail/walkway barrier, pinning and lacerating his lower left leg between the guardrail and the forklift. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-04-23 | Waukegan | Illinois | Visual Pak dba American Blending & Filling | Hand(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was using a standing forklift to remove material from a weighing area and place it back on its rack. As he was reversing the forklift, he was about to strike the rack behind him and put his hand up to protect himself. His left hand was then crushed between the forklift frame and the metal frame of the rack. | |||||
| 2017-03-16 | Waukegan | Illinois | Woodland Foods, Ltd. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was processing quinoa and amputated part of the index and middle fingers when their hand was caught in the auger. | |||||
| 2017-02-12 | Waukegan | Illinois | Thermoflex Corp. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| On February 12, 2017, at approximately 1:30 p.m., an employee was standing on a metal electrical box, clearing material from a hopper and ductwork. The employee stepped backward and fell approximately 4 feet to the floor, breaking ribs and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-11-05 | Waukegan | Illinois | A. L. Hansen Manufacturing Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On November 5, 2015, an employee operating a drill press crushed the tip of his right index finger when his glove was caught in the drill. The finger was eventually amputated. | |||||
| 2015-01-05 | Waukegan | Illinois | Akzo Nobel Aerospace Coatings | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| Employee injured her hip and was hospitalized after she slipped and fell on the wet floor. | |||||