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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 28, 2017 | Caterpillar, Inc. | EAST PEORIA, Illinois | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 28, 2017 | JEWEL FOOD STORES, INC. | MELROSE PARK, Illinois | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Crushing injuries | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 28, 2017 | CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA, INC | MOUNT VERNON, Illinois | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 27, 2017 | Five Star Laundry - Chicago, LLC | CHICAGO, Illinois | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Aug 26, 2017 | APL Logistics | MINOOKA, Illinois | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Aug 25, 2017 | The Eli's Cheesecake Company | CHICAGO, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 24, 2017 | LME, Inc. | ROCK ISLAND, Illinois | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface | Fractures | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 24, 2017 | CDI Corporation | BUFFALO GROVE, Illinois | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 23, 2017 | East Balt Bakeries | CHICAGO, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Avulsions, enucleations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 22, 2017 | Walsh Construction Company | CHICAGO, Illinois | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Head and trunk | Hospitalized |
| Aug 22, 2017 | Hartland Controls | ROCK FALLS, Illinois | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrical burns, unspecified | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 21, 2017 | Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Bruises, contusions | Coccygeal region | Hospitalized |
| Aug 21, 2017 | White Lodging Services Corporation | METTAWA, Illinois | Stepped on object | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 19, 2017 | Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc. | PEORIA, Illinois | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 19, 2017 | Macy's | AURORA, Illinois | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Fractures | Jaw, chin | Hospitalized |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Plano Molding Co. | SANDWICH, Illinois | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 17, 2017 | Amazon, Inc. | BOLINGBROOK, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Aug 16, 2017 | SAC AE Design Group, Inc. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Aug 16, 2017 | Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits of Illinois, LLC | BOLINGBROOK, Illinois | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Bruises, contusions | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Aug 15, 2017 | SHARLEN ELECTRIC CO. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Electrical burns, unspecified | Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 15, 2017 | Ameren Illinois Company | PEORIA, Illinois | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 14, 2017 | COLUMBIA COLLEGE | CHICAGO, Illinois | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 14, 2017 | SENECA FOODS CORPORATION | PRINCEVILLE, Illinois | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Aug 13, 2017 | Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital | LAKE FOREST, Illinois | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. | Fractures | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 13, 2017 | ALDI, INC. | DWIGHT, Illinois | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Concussions | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Delta Sonic Carwash Inc. | GLENWOOD, Illinois | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Chicago Metal Rolled Products Company | CHICAGO, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Presence Merkle-Knipprath Countryside | CLIFTON, Illinois | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 11, 2017 | PLEXUS CORP. | BUFFALO GROVE, Illinois | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Keeley & Sons Inc | EAST SAINT LOUIS, Illinois | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 11, 2017 | SCHAFF INTERNATIONAL, LLC | LAKE ZURICH, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 10, 2017 | Concrete Specialties Co. (Elgin) | ELGIN, Illinois | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 10, 2017 | Ryder System Inc | BOLINGBROOK, Illinois | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Fractures | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 10, 2017 | SODEXO, Inc. dba JW Marriott | CHICAGO, Illinois | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Aug 10, 2017 | BECHSTEIN CONSTRUCTION | ORLAND PARK, Illinois | Stings and venomous bites | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 9, 2017 | NPL Construction | LEXINGTON, Illinois | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 9, 2017 | American Blue Ribbon Holdings | OAK FOREST, Illinois | Contact with hot objects or substances | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 9, 2017 | Estes Express Lines | MC COOK, Illinois | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 8, 2017 | Pactiv LLC | BEDFORD PARK, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 8, 2017 | Employco USA Inc. | CHICAGO, Illinois | Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 7, 2017 | Altounian Construction, Inc. | LAKE FOREST, Illinois | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Lumbar region | Hospitalized |
| Aug 7, 2017 | Kohl's Department Store | HOMEWOOD, Illinois | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Aug 7, 2017 | Pactiv LLC | MANTENO, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Crushing injuries | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 7, 2017 | Locke's Roofing & Siding, Inc. | GALESBURG, Illinois | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 7, 2017 | FCA US LLC | BELVIDERE, Illinois | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Aug 4, 2017 | HCC, INC. | MENDOTA, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Aug 4, 2017 | LSC Communication, Inc. | DWIGHT, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 2, 2017 | United Ironworkers, Inc. | FARINA, Illinois | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Aug 2, 2017 | Visage Screen-Print, Inc. | DES PLAINES, Illinois | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Aug 1, 2017 | KIC International | NAPERVILLE, Illinois | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | 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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