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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2015 | XPO Logistics, Inc. | MOLINE, Illinois | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 9, 2015 | Ferrara Candy Company | FOREST PARK, Illinois | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 6, 2015 | NCI Group, Inc | MATTOON, Illinois | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 5, 2015 | AMEREN | COLLINSVILLE, Illinois | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 5, 2015 | A. L. Hansen Manufacturing Company | WAUKEGAN, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Nov 5, 2015 | Metro Staffing | PALATINE, Illinois | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 4, 2015 | Kronos Foods Corporation | GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Illinois | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Nov 4, 2015 | Custom Aluminum Products, Inc. | SOUTH ELGIN, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Hand(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Nov 4, 2015 | Swissport USA, Inc. | ROSEMONT, Illinois | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Crushing injuries | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 3, 2015 | Beckwith Commercial Roofing, Inc. | CORDOVA, Illinois | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 3, 2015 | Novitex Enterprise Solutions, Inc. | ROUND LAKE, Illinois | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Nov 3, 2015 | Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. dba Prairie Farms Dairy Granite City | GRANITE CITY, Illinois | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 2, 2015 | Com Ed | CHICAGO, Illinois | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrical burns, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Nov 2, 2015 | S&C Electric Company | CHICAGO, Illinois | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 31, 2015 | Transport Tech, LLC | HILLSIDE, Illinois | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 31, 2015 | OSS SERVICES, LLC | WOODRIDGE, Illinois | Ingestion of harmful substance | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Oct 31, 2015 | United States Postal Service | BATAVIA, Illinois | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Cuts, lacerations | Jaw, chin | Hospitalized |
| Oct 30, 2015 | Sloan Valve Co. | FRANKLIN PARK, Illinois | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 29, 2015 | Maneval Construction Company, Inc. | BELVIDERE, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 29, 2015 | H.B. Plastics, Inc. | FREEPORT, Illinois | Vehicle or machinery fire | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Oct 29, 2015 | Nelson Steel | FRANKLIN PARK, Illinois | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 29, 2015 | Manor Electric Co, Inc. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrical burns, unspecified | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 27, 2015 | Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation | SAINT CHARLES, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 27, 2015 | H. KRAMER & COMPANY | CHICAGO, Illinois | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Oct 27, 2015 | Zoetis, LLC | CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Illinois | Contact with hot objects or substances | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 27, 2015 | General Resource Inc. | MADISON, Illinois | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Heel(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 26, 2015 | Lavergne Court Apartments | CHICAGO, Illinois | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Oct 26, 2015 | Brake Parts, Inc. | MCHENRY, Illinois | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 25, 2015 | Garden Fresh Restaurant Corporation | AURORA, Illinois | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Versant Supply Chain | JOLIET, Illinois | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Nu-Way Industries, Inc. | DES PLAINES, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 22, 2015 | CGH MEDICAL CENTER | STERLING, Illinois | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 22, 2015 | Commonwealth Edison Company | CHANNAHON, Illinois | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 21, 2015 | Aecom, Inc. | EAST PEORIA, Illinois | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 20, 2015 | Wirco Foundary Division, Inc. | CHAMPAIGN, Illinois | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 20, 2015 | Henderson Construction of Central Illinois, Inc. | SPRINGFIELD, Illinois | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 20, 2015 | Vistar PFG | BOLINGBROOK, Illinois | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 20, 2015 | Prairieland FS, Inc. | WOODSON, Illinois | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Little Lady Foods, Inc. | GURNEE, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Oct 19, 2015 | Blick Art Materials, LLC | GALESBURG, Illinois | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Crushing injuries | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 18, 2015 | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Illinois | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Oct 18, 2015 | Swissport Cargo Services, Inc. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Super Wash, Inc. | MARSHALL, Illinois | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Dayton Superior Corporation | ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 14, 2015 | AAA Painting Contractor | BOLINGBROOK, Illinois | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Oct 14, 2015 | TITAN TIRE | FREEPORT, Illinois | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode | Hernias due to traumatic incidents | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Oct 13, 2015 | Divane Bros. Electric Co. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Oct 13, 2015 | Vesuvius USA Corporation | CHAMPAIGN, Illinois | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Oct 11, 2015 | Swissport USA, Inc. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 11, 2015 | Alpha Baking Company | CHICAGO, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | 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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