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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2016 | Aramark | CHICAGO, Illinois | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 18, 2016 | ITS TECHNOLOGIES & LOGISTICS | CHICAGO, Illinois | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Jan 17, 2016 | BLOMMER CHOCOLATE COMPANY | CHICAGO, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 17, 2016 | New Albertsons, Inc. | MELROSE PARK, Illinois | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 16, 2016 | Royal Envelope Corporation | CHICAGO, Illinois | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jan 15, 2016 | Speedway LLC | NAPERVILLE, Illinois | Nonclassifiable | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 14, 2016 | Angleboard | KANKAKEE, Illinois | Contact with hot objects or substances | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jan 14, 2016 | UPS INC. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jan 13, 2016 | FLEX-N-GATE CORPORATION | URBANA, Illinois | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 13, 2016 | Mediacom Communications Corporation | WALNUT, Illinois | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Skull | Hospitalized |
| Jan 12, 2016 | RR Donnelley | MATTOON, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 12, 2016 | Northern Illinois Medical Center | MCHENRY, Illinois | Fall on same level due to slipping | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 12, 2016 | C.H.I. Overhead Doors | ARTHUR, Illinois | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 11, 2016 | USPS | VILLA PARK, Illinois | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 11, 2016 | US Postal Service | NAPERVILLE, Illinois | Fall on same level due to slipping | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jan 11, 2016 | Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. | MENDOTA, Illinois | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 11, 2016 | R & L CARRIERS SHARED SERVICES LLC | SKOKIE, Illinois | Fall on same level due to slipping | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jan 11, 2016 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | NORMAL, Illinois | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Fractures | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 10, 2016 | Plastipak Packaging, Inc | WEST CHICAGO, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Head and neck | Hospitalized |
| Jan 9, 2016 | DeZurik APCO Hilton | SCHAUMBURG, Illinois | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 8, 2016 | CHS Acquisition Corp. | CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Illinois | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Cuts, lacerations | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 8, 2016 | Pactiv LLC | FRANKFORT, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jan 7, 2016 | CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC | MOUNT VERNON, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jan 6, 2016 | Nidera US LLC | CHICAGO, Illinois | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jan 6, 2016 | ITW Shakeproof | ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jan 5, 2016 | Swift Pork Company | BEARDSTOWN, Illinois | Sudden start or stop, nonroadway | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 4, 2016 | Ford Motor Company - Chicago Stamping Plant | CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Dec 31, 2015 | U.S. Postal Service | DES PLAINES, Illinois | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 30, 2015 | Wells Fargo Advisors LLC | BARRINGTON, Illinois | Fall on same level due to slipping | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Dec 30, 2015 | U.S. Postal Service | FRANKLIN PARK, Illinois | Fall on same level due to slipping | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Dec 30, 2015 | Optumrx, Inc. | SCHAUMBURG, Illinois | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 30, 2015 | The Crawford Supply Group, Inc. dba Crawford Supply Company | CHICAGO, Illinois | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 28, 2015 | Panduit Corporation | TINLEY PARK, Illinois | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 25, 2015 | SWISSPORT USA, INC. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 23, 2015 | Enterprise Leasing Company of Chicago, LLC | CHICAGO, Illinois | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 23, 2015 | Suncast Corporation | BATAVIA, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Dec 22, 2015 | JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SONS, INC. | ELGIN, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 21, 2015 | Depratment of the Army Rock Island Arsenal - JointManufacturing & Technology Center | ROCK ISLAND, Illinois | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 20, 2015 | Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Inc. | PALOS PARK, Illinois | Standing, standing up-single episode | Pinched nerve | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 19, 2015 | Ann & Robert Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago | CHICAGO, Illinois | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 18, 2015 | ADVOCATE TRINITY HOSPITAL | CHICAGO, Illinois | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 16, 2015 | Tramec Hill Fastener, LLC | ROCK FALLS, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 15, 2015 | Kingery Printing Company | HENRY, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 15, 2015 | VON MAUR, HICKORY POINT MALL | FORSYTH, Illinois | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Dec 15, 2015 | PEERLESS OF AMERICA | EFFINGHAM, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 14, 2015 | Termax Corporation | LAKE ZURICH, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 14, 2015 | General Grind & Machine, Inc. | ALEDO, Illinois | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Bruises, contusions | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 14, 2015 | United Airlines, Inc. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes | Hernias due to traumatic incidents | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Dec 11, 2015 | WAHL CLIPPER | STERLING, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 11, 2015 | Joliet Staffing, LLC | MINOOKA, Illinois | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | 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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