Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-07-20 | Willowbrook | Illinois | United States Postal Service | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
At 12:10 p.m. on July 20, 2020, a city mail carrier was delivering a parcel at a front door when a dog charged through the screen door and began to chase him. As he ran from the dog, he fell and his head struck the curb. He suffered a concussion and lost consciousness and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-03-04 | Willowbrook | Illinois | FLEETPRIDE, INC. | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was trying to replace a bent pallet racking beam. He was standing on a ladder while another employee used a forklift to push against the beam. The beam popped out, causing the employee to fall 3 feet to the concrete floor and suffer a crushed vertebra in the lower back. | |||||
2018-03-09 | Willowbrook | Illinois | Red Roof Inn Inc. | Elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was cleaning a guest room when a dog charged at her and she jumped on the bed. She then fell off the bed, dislocating/fracturing her elbow and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2016-02-08 | Willowbrook | Illinois | Terrazzo and Marble Supply Companies | Multiple body parts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
On or about February 8, 2016, a marble slab fell on an employee while the employee was unstrapping it. The employee suffered a severe pelvic injury and broken thigh. | |||||
2015-01-22 | Willowbrook | Illinois | Reliable Bike Inc. | Multiple body parts | Pedal cycle collision in roadway |
On 1/22/15, a bike messenger hit a truck at approximately 9:30 a.m. on the corner of Peoria and Madison in Chicago, Illinois. The employee was taken to the hospital. The employee suffered injuries to the face, spleen, and pelvis. The employee had surgery and was released from the hospital on 1/25/15. |