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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2019 | CLEVELAND STEEL CONTAINER CORPORATION | PEOTONE, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Feb 14, 2019 | Mechanical & Industrial Steel Services, Inc. | WHEELING, Illinois | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified | Strains | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 14, 2019 | Best Diamond Plastics | CHICAGO, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 13, 2019 | Metal Matic Inc. Steel Tubing | BEDFORD PARK, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Crushing injuries | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 13, 2019 | Stevens Cabinets, Inc. | EFFINGHAM, Illinois | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Cuts and abrasions or bruises | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Feb 13, 2019 | SJZJ, LLC | PLAINFIELD, Illinois | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 12, 2019 | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, Illinois | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Feb 12, 2019 | Chicago Metal Rolled Products Company | CHICAGO, Illinois | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Amputations | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 12, 2019 | Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation | CHESTER, Illinois | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 12, 2019 | Allied Air Conditioning & Heating Corporation | PALATINE, Illinois | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 11, 2019 | National Heat & Power Corp. | EVANSTON, Illinois | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Romaine Empire, Inc. dba Farmer's Fridge | CHICAGO, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Dot Foods, Inc. | MOUNT STERLING, Illinois | Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure | Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Peterbilt of Illinois - Joliet, Inc. | BOLINGBROOK, Illinois | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Fractures | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 10, 2019 | GRP Mechanical Company, Inc. | ROXANA, Illinois | Explosion, unspecified | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 9, 2019 | United States Army Corps of Engineers/ Lock & Dam | UTICA, Illinois | Struck by discharged object or substance | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 9, 2019 | Edward Hospital | NAPERVILLE, Illinois | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 8, 2019 | Illinois Bell Telephone, Inc. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 8, 2019 | Cooper B Line | PINCKNEYVILLE, Illinois | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 8, 2019 | NATIONAL MAINTENANCE & REPAIR, INC. | HARTFORD, Illinois | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Feb 7, 2019 | Republic Services | PERU, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Feb 7, 2019 | Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois | QUINCY, Illinois | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 7, 2019 | Superior Consolidated Industries, Inc. | EAST PEORIA, Illinois | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Feb 7, 2019 | Cheese Merchants of America LLC | BARTLETT, Illinois | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 6, 2019 | Chillicothe Metal Co., Inc. | CHILLICOTHE, Illinois | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Heel(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 6, 2019 | Abbvie Inc. | WAUKEGAN, Illinois | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 6, 2019 | Commercial Forged Products | BEDFORD PARK, Illinois | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Feb 5, 2019 | Alliance Steel Corporation | BEDFORD PARK, Illinois | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 5, 2019 | METFORM L.L.C. | SAVANNA, Illinois | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Feb 5, 2019 | Exxon Mobil Oil Corporation | CHANNAHON, Illinois | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Feb 2, 2019 | Vistra Energy | HENNEPIN, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Feb 2, 2019 | Bob's Discount Furniture | SHOREWOOD, Illinois | Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode | Strains | Pelvic region, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 1, 2019 | Fedex Freight, Inc. | FOREST VIEW, Illinois | Ran off driving surface, nonroadway | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 31, 2019 | Daubert Cromwell | ALSIP, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Crushing injuries | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 31, 2019 | J. H. H. OF ILLINOIS, INC. | WEST CHICAGO, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jan 30, 2019 | SIPI METALS CORPORATION | CHICAGO, Illinois | Explosion, n.e.c. | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jan 30, 2019 | Menard, Inc. | FORSYTH, Illinois | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 30, 2019 | NATIONAL MAINTENANCE & REPAIR, INC. | HARTFORD, Illinois | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jan 29, 2019 | Baily International | GRANITE CITY, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 29, 2019 | Maines Paper & Food Service - Chicago, Inc. | SOUTH JACKSONVILLE, Illinois | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Hernias due to traumatic incidents | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jan 29, 2019 | Highway Steel Inc. | CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jan 29, 2019 | U.S. Messenger & Logistics Inc. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Fall from pedal cycle | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 25, 2019 | SILGAN PLASTIC CORPORATION | FLORA, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 25, 2019 | Southwest Spring Inc. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 25, 2019 | Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital | DIXON, Illinois | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Multiple sprains, strains, tears | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jan 24, 2019 | Wiman Corporation | DUPO, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 24, 2019 | HOFFER PLASTICS CORP | SOUTH ELGIN, Illinois | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jan 24, 2019 | Alliance Steel Corporation | BEDFORD PARK, Illinois | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jan 24, 2019 | Lowe's Home Center LLC | BRADLEY, Illinois | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 23, 2019 | Emerson | CHANNAHON, Illinois | Fall, slip, trip, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, 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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