Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Express Services, Inc., 929 C. R. 700 North Box Q, TOLONO, ILLINOIS 61880
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
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Final narrative
On or about April 15, 2015, an employee was injured and hospitalized when a mini-bulk container fell off of the forks of a forklift and struck him.
An employee was removing bearing caps from a skip hoist when the door slid and trapped his right foot between a brace and the door, amputating his big toe and possibly amputating the remaining four toes.
On or about January 20, 2015, at approximately 3:10 PM, an employee suffered an amputation of the left-hand ring finger, just above the first knuckle. The employee was attempting to stop heavy gauge from falling off the top of a cart.
An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.
An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 561320)
A temporary employee was testing an electrical starter motor. He was placing tape on the starter while the breaker was not engaged, but the starter sent an arc flash that burned his hands and stomach.
A temporary employee was rigging secondary steel when the steel joist fell to the ground and struck his lower left leg, resulting in fractures to the tibia and fibula.
A temporary employee was helping set up a stage for a concert. The employee was run over by a mobile cart and sustained a toe amputation. The employee was hospitalized.
The injured employee was operating a reach truck and stopped at an intersection within a warehouse. After a brief a conversation, another employee's reach truck accelerated unexpectedly and struck the injured employee's stationary truck crushing his foot. He sustained fractures to his left foot and toes requiring hospitalization and surgery.
A temporary employee was operating a plastic strapping machine on an assembly line. The machine wrapped the employee, causing crushing injuries to their ribs and a kidney. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.