Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-07-26 | Woodridge | Il | Fleet Pride, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was in the back of a truck when they fell to the ground, resulting in multiple injuries. | |||||
2020-01-28 | Woodridge | Illinois | ECP Incorporated | Nonclassifiable | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was transferring chemicals from a 55-gallon container when a flash fire occurred, causing second degree burns to the employee. | |||||
2019-09-10 | Woodridge | Illinois | Planet Art (Personal Creations) | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a grommet machine to place a grommet in the holder. The machine activated and came down on the top of the employee's right index finger, causing an amputation. | |||||
2019-06-14 | Woodridge | Illinois | AMS Mechanical Systems, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was on a ladder servicing a cooling unit at a customer site and fell to the ground, suffering a possible fractured back. | |||||
2017-06-13 | Woodridge | Illinois | MULTI-PACK CHICAGO LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
On June 13, 2017, at approximately 12:00 p.m., an employee was cleaning the belt on a machine when his left little finger was caught in the belt, amputating his fingertip. | |||||
2017-05-25 | Woodridge | Illinois | LEWIS TREE SERVICE | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
An employee was trimming a tree at a height of 30 to 40 feet when he fell to the ground, injuring his neck, back, and ribs. | |||||
2016-07-06 | Woodridge | Illinois | Edward Seven Bridges Fitness Center | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was on the pool deck demonstrating a move for students during a water aerobics class when she slipped on the tile floor and fell fracturing her right hip. | |||||
2016-05-18 | Woodridge | Illinois | COMTEC INDUSTRIES, LTD. | Heel(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was climbing the storage racks to retrieve product and fell, landing on his feet and breaking both heels. | |||||
2016-02-25 | Woodridge | Illinois | MOTION INDUSTRIES | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Stepped on object |
An employee was cutting hose from a spool and stepped on a piece of wire from the hose. The employee suffered a puncture wound to the left foot and twisted his left ankle. | |||||
2015-10-31 | Woodridge | Illinois | OSS SERVICES, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Ingestion of harmful substance |
An employee was pumping chlorinated foaming cleaner out of a barrel and ingested the chemical. | |||||
2015-08-26 | Woodridge | Illinois | Home Run Inn Pizza Corporation | Multiple body parts | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
On or about August 26, 2015, an employee was exposed to an ammonia leak and sustained burns to the forehead, face and wrist. |