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6,236 OSHA severe injury reports in ILLINOIS.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 6,236 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2016 | Federal Burea of Prisoners | THOMSON, Illinois | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Oct 25, 2016 | PES Payroll | BRIDGEVIEW, Illinois | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 25, 2016 | KLEIN TOOLS, INC. | ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 24, 2016 | Berger Excavating Contractors, Inc. | WAUCONDA, Illinois | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 24, 2016 | Amcore Rigid Plastic North America | BATAVIA, Illinois | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 24, 2016 | Club Demonstration Services | OAK BROOK, Illinois | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 24, 2016 | R+L Carriers Shared Services LLC | CHICAGO, Illinois | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Oct 22, 2016 | Smithfield Foods, Inc. | SAINT CHARLES, Illinois | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Oct 21, 2016 | TH Foods, Inc.* | LOVES PARK, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 21, 2016 | M.J. ELECTRIC, LLC | PEKIN, Illinois | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 21, 2016 | WORK AREA PROTECTION CORP. | SAINT CHARLES, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Oct 20, 2016 | Terminal Operations Management Inc. | FRANKLIN PARK, Illinois | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Oct 20, 2016 | Sweet Specialty Solutions, LLC | LEMONT, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Oct 19, 2016 | Team Industrial Services Inc. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 19, 2016 | VCA Berwyn Animal Clinic | BERWYN, Illinois | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 18, 2016 | SAPORITO FINISHING CO. | ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Illinois | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 17, 2016 | Areva Inc | BRACEVILLE, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Oct 17, 2016 | JEWEL FOOD STORES, INC. | CAROL STREAM, Illinois | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 17, 2016 | J.B. Metal Works, Inc. | DES PLAINES, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Oct 13, 2016 | ComEd | CHICAGO, Illinois | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrical burns, unspecified | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 13, 2016 | H2O Infrastructure | LOMBARD, Illinois | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 12, 2016 | BrightView Landscapes, LLC | DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Oct 12, 2016 | Pinnacle Erectors LLC | CHICAGO, Illinois | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Strains | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Oct 11, 2016 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY | ROMEOVILLE, Illinois | Explosion, unspecified | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Oct 11, 2016 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY | ROMEOVILLE, Illinois | Explosion, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Oct 11, 2016 | Growmark, Inc. | DEWEY, Illinois | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 10, 2016 | LoveJoy Inc. | DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Cuts, lacerations | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 10, 2016 | Grainco FS, Inc. | SENECA, Illinois | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 8, 2016 | NORTHERN PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION CO. | STREATOR, Illinois | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Fractures | Multiple face locations | Hospitalized |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Hayden Wrecking Corporation | SHILOH, Illinois | Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Oct 6, 2016 | Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc | LAKE IN THE HILLS, Illinois | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Oct 5, 2016 | Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc. | GREAT LAKES, Illinois | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 5, 2016 | Costco Wholesale | METTAWA, Illinois | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Other or unspecified allergic reactions | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Oct 4, 2016 | Amsted Rail Company, Inc. | GRANITE CITY, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Oct 4, 2016 | Metals USA | NORTHBROOK, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Foot (feet), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 4, 2016 | Louis Meskan Brass Foundry, Inc. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Smithfield Foods | MONMOUTH, Illinois | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 30, 2016 | TC INDUSTRIES, INC. | CRYSTAL LAKE, Illinois | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Sep 29, 2016 | Matthew Warren, Inc. dba Automatic Spring Coiling, Co. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Multiple head locations | Hospitalized |
| Sep 29, 2016 | DIXON DIRECT LLC | DIXON, Illinois | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Fractures | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 28, 2016 | MEL-O-CREAM DONUTS INTERNATIONAL, INC | SPRINGFIELD, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 28, 2016 | Imperial Manufacturing Group USA Inc. | ALTON, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Sep 27, 2016 | COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY | ROCKFORD, Illinois | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 27, 2016 | Kerry Inc. | MELROSE PARK, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 25, 2016 | ADESA Illinois, LLC dba ADESA Chicago | HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois | Struck against stationary object or equipment, unspecified | Abrasions, scratches | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Clearly Windows | URBANA, Illinois | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Sep 24, 2016 | USA Hoist Company, Inc. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 24, 2016 | New Albertson's, Inc., dba Jewel Food Store 3425 | DES PLAINES, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Louie's Trenching Service Inc. | APPLE RIVER, Illinois | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Second degree electrical burns | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 22, 2016 | Custom Plastics, Inc. | ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Illinois | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
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