Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DIXON DIRECT LLC, 1226 W. 7TH ST., DIXON, ILLINOIS 61021
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was webbing up a press and standing between two units when she contacted her right leg against a small step ladder. The employee felt a pop in her left leg and sustained a broken left femur.
On September 29, 2016, at approximately 10:15 AM, an employee walking through the facility was struck by a powered industrial vehicle. The employee then fell and suffered a broken left elbow, requiring surgery and hospitalization.
On September 25, 2023, an employee was working in the body department installing doors, hoods, and tailgates. The employee finished their shift and was hospitalized later that evening for a back injury.
An employee opened a 480-volt breaker box and reached inside the breaker box when an uninsulated tool came in contact with one of the legs, causing him to be electrocuted. The employee's arm also got caught on the box, resulting in breaks to both bones in the forearm.
An employee was disconnecting a truck from a trailer. While pulling the fifth-wheel release that the trailer was attached to, the employee lost balance and fell backward onto the concrete pavement, resulting in a fractured T12 vertebra.
An employee was operating a UV coater machine when it began to make a grinding noise. The employee was investigating the vibration of the machine when a gear caught their right index finger and amputated the tip.
A temporary employee was operating a seal machine to seal paper bundles. A jam occurred when the paper and plastic did not properly align to secure the seal. The employee went to clear the jam and the blade on the machine amputated their right middle finger.
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.