Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-06	West Chicago	Il	Airgas Store	Fingertip(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On November 6, 2021, an employee was using a wrench to release pressure from a carbon dioxide supply pipe. The pipe had been venting and it suddenly stopped. As the employee was checking the pipe, it disconnected and smashed his right index, middle, and ring fingers. The employee suffered bruises too all three fingers and an amputated middle fingertip.
2021-08-31	West Chicago	Il	Alpha Coating Technologies, LLC- PPG West Chicago	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On August 31, 2021, an employee was running an extruder. As the employee used a metal spatula to scrape built-up extrudate from the chill knife, he lost his balance and his little finger was caught in the rollers. The fingertip was degloved.
2021-08-13	West Chicago	Il	DS Containers, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a printing roller when his index and middle fingers were pinched between two rollers. The index finger was medically amputated.
2021-07-24	West Chicago	Il	The Jel Sert Co.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
On July 24, 2021, at 4:15 p.m., an employee and a co-worker were verifying prior work done on a machine. The employee had his hand in the freezer bar sealer area when the co-worker activated the machine by opening the air valve that powered the sealer. The sealer then closed on the employee's right hand, resulting in an open fracture and an amputation of the middle fingertip.
2021-01-28	West Chicago	Il	MAPEI CORPORATION	Head	Shooting by other person-intentional
At 7:30 p.m. on January 28, 2021, an employee was sitting in his vehicle in a company parking lot when he was shot in the face with a shotgun through the driver's side window. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2020-07-13	West Chicago	Illinois	DS Containers, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On July 13, 2020, at approximately 4:30 p.m., an employee was removing a bale (12" x 10" x 8") of scrap aluminum from the discharge area on a baling machine. His right little finger was caught in the baling press area and was amputated to the first knuckle.
2020-03-16	West Chicago	Illinois	OSI Industries, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was checking a metal disk used for metal detection in food. The metal disk fell. When the employee reached up beneath the conveyor for the disk, their glove got stuck in the conveyor which caused a laceration to the middle of the employee's right hand. The employee required surgery.
2020-02-05	West Chicago	Illinois	Marian Chicago, Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On February 5, 2020, an employee was running a rewind slitting machine when his left arm was caught in between the rollers, crushing his left arm up to the elbow.
2019-09-20	West Chicago	Illinois	CH Hager Excavating Inc	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was run over by a skid steer, suffering a fracture to his right lower leg.
2019-07-16	West Chicago	Illinois	New Wincup Holdings INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 16, 2019, an employee was feeding product into a silo 30 minutes before the end of his shift. He began to sweat and have hip and lower back cramps, then later dizziness and vomiting. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
2019-06-20	West Chicago	Illinois	Papillon & Byrne, Inc.	Eye(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was installing an air conditioner at a customer's home. He was using a set of needle-nose pliers. The pliers slipped off from the object they were grasping and the employee's fist hit his left eye. He sustained a laceration to the globe of the left eye.
2019-01-31	West Chicago	Illinois	J. H. H. OF ILLINOIS, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing the ink from a printing press when her hand was pulled into the rollers, de-gloving her finger. Her fingertip had to be medically amputated.
2018-07-26	West Chicago	Illinois	Cassens Transportation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
On July 26, 2018, an employee was preparing a truck for loading by moving straps off the deck. The employee fell from the deck to the ground, suffering broken ribs.
2017-07-28	West Chicago	Illinois	Clover Plastics LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee's fingers were in the belt guard of a jammed and inoperable conveyor. Once the jam was cleared, the conveyor started to cycle and three fingers on the left hand were amputated.
2017-05-01	West Chicago	Illinois	PLOTE CONSTRUCTION INC.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was adding hot oil to a hydraulic line when an air pocket bubbled up and splashed his neck, causing burns.
2017-02-13	West Chicago	Illinois	THE JEL SERT CO.	Lumbar region	Standing, standing up-single episode
An employee was searching for a tool under a maintenance work table. He suffered lower back pain when getting up off the lowered position with bent knees.
2017-01-06	West Chicago	Illinois	K. HOVING RECYCLING & DISPOSAL, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a scrap conveyor when his glove was caught and his finger was partially amputated.
2016-08-19	West Chicago	Illinois	ACE Roofing Services, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
On or about August 19, 2016, at approximately 9:00 a.m., an employee fell from a height while performing tear-off of a roof on a 2-story residence, suffering a serious back injury.
2016-06-28	West Chicago	Illinois	Christopher B. Burke Engineering, LTD	Thigh(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
On or about June 28, 2016, an employee was performing environmental cleaning work when a nearby coworker's brush saw kicked back and deeply cut the employee's left thigh.
2016-03-31	West Chicago	Illinois	J. H. H. OF ILLINOIS, INC.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On March 31, 2016, an employee injured both hands while hand-feeding a printer/slotter for corrugated cardboard. The employee was hospitalized with fractures and lacerations on both hands.
2016-03-01	West Chicago	Illinois	MAPEI CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On or about March 1, 2016, an employee was re-installing a pump that was approximately 5 feet long and weighed approximately 300 pounds. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated when it was caught between the pinch point of the housing and the casting.
2016-01-10	West Chicago	Illinois	Plastipak Packaging, Inc	Head and neck	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was injured while operating a plastic bottle palletizer. The employee was caught in the moving components of the machine and suffered skull, neck, and jaw fractures.
2015-08-27	West Chicago	Illinois	Express Packaging of Ohio, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee suffered a fingertip amputation while lifting a vehicle hood from one pallet to another pallet. The employee's finger was caught under the hood when the hood was set down on the pallet.
2015-03-30	West Chicago	Illinois	Premier Employee Solutions, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was hospitalized after coming in contact with a racking system while operating a powered industrial vehicle.