Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-08-28 | Yorkville | Il | Cemen-Tech Inc. | Elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was trying to repair an auger in a volumetric cement mixer when the employee fell 7 to 13 feet out of a raised bucket truck to the ground below. The employee suffered fractures to the elbow, resulting in surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
2020-05-01 | Yorkville | Illinois | Com Ed | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was doing electrical work at a remote worksite. The employee came into contact with a downed primary electrical wire and was shocked. The employee suffered hand injuries and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-04-26 | Yorkville | Illinois | NEWLY WEDS FOODS,INC. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
On April 26, 2019, an employee was moving plastic pallets around to get a pallet in place for batching. The employee tripped on a pallet and fell backwards, suffering a compression fracture to the back. The employee was hospitalized. |