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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2016 | Commonwealth Edison Company | MARENGO, Illinois | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 4, 2016 | DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC. | STOCKTON, Illinois | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 4, 2016 | Walsh Construction Company | EVANSTON, Illinois | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 4, 2016 | Southern Illinois Healthcare dba Herrin Hospital | HERRIN, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 4, 2016 | Transcedar Limited dba Motorad of America | MOUNT CARMEL, Illinois | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 4, 2016 | WFF FACILITY SERVICES | ANTIOCH, Illinois | Fall on same level due to slipping | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 3, 2016 | Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. | PALATINE, Illinois | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 1, 2016 | YRC Freight | CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Illinois | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Jul 31, 2016 | Hard Rock Concrete Cutters, Inc. | WHEELING, Illinois | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jul 29, 2016 | GBC Metals LLC dba Olin Brass | EAST ALTON, Illinois | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 29, 2016 | ATK Foods, Inc. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Cost Plus, Inc. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 28, 2016 | Winnebago Foundry | SOUTH BELOIT, Illinois | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 28, 2016 | Ameren Illinois | BELLEVILLE, Illinois | Bites and stings, unspecified | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 27, 2016 | International Casings Group, Inc. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 27, 2016 | US Postal Service | MATTOON, Illinois | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 27, 2016 | Wirco Foundry Division | CHAMPAIGN, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jul 27, 2016 | CON-TECH CARPENTRY, INC. | COLUMBIA, Illinois | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 26, 2016 | Round Ground, Inc. | HANOVER PARK, Illinois | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Amputations | Multiple foot (feet) locations | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 26, 2016 | Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc. | PEORIA, Illinois | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 26, 2016 | Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Collinsville-St. Louis | COLLINSVILLE, Illinois | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures and burns | Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 26, 2016 | Tootsie Roll | CHICAGO, Illinois | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jul 26, 2016 | Associated Material Handling Inc. | NAPERVILLE, Illinois | Struck by powered vehicle tipping over-nontransport | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 25, 2016 | Michels Corporation | CHICAGO, Illinois | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 25, 2016 | Carroll Distributing and Construction Supply Inc. | NAPERVILLE, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 23, 2016 | Penske Truck Leasing Corporation | ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Illinois | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 23, 2016 | Millenium Knickerbocker Hotel | CHICAGO, Illinois | Exposure to harmful substances or environments, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple face locations | Hospitalized |
| Jul 22, 2016 | Arrow Home Products Company | ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Illinois | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 22, 2016 | DLZ Illinois Inc. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Roadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jul 21, 2016 | D CONSTRUCTION | JOLIET, Illinois | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 21, 2016 | LKQ CORP. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 21, 2016 | CATERPILLAR, INC. | PONTIAC, Illinois | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 21, 2016 | Monsanto Company | ILLIOPOLIS, Illinois | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 20, 2016 | Pinnacle Foods Group LLC | MATTOON, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 19, 2016 | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | EVANSTON, Illinois | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 18, 2016 | Mar Cor Purification, Inc | DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Fractures | Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 18, 2016 | Manpower | JACKSONVILLE, Illinois | Fall on same level due to slipping | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jul 18, 2016 | Henkels & McCoy, Inc. | NASHVILLE, Illinois | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jul 16, 2016 | SSM ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL - Centralia | CENTRALIA, Illinois | Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional | Fractures | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Mandel Metals, Inc. | FRANKLIN PARK, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 14, 2016 | Ardent Mills, LLC | ALTON, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jul 14, 2016 | Irwin Seating Company | ALTAMONT, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 14, 2016 | VCA, Inc. | AURORA, Illinois | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2016 | DEKALB FORGE COMPANY | DEKALB, Illinois | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Fractures | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2016 | Interstate Warehousing, Inc. | JOLIET, Illinois | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2016 | Kester, Inc. | ITASCA, Illinois | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Hernias due to traumatic incidents | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jul 11, 2016 | Amazon.com, Inc. | JOLIET, Illinois | Fall on same level due to tripping over self | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 11, 2016 | RESERVE MANAGEMENT GROUP | CHICAGO, Illinois | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jul 11, 2016 | Savers, Inc. | CAROL STREAM, Illinois | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 11, 2016 | Wahl Clipper Corporation | STERLING, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
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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