Fall on same level, n.e.c. · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, 600 Hicks Rd., ROLLING MEADOWS, ILLINOIS 60008
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee lost his balance and fell, hitting his head.
HospitalizedBrainFloor, n.e.c.
More severe injuries at Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
On June 27, 2025, an employee was walking out of the hangar when he tripped and fell on the concrete ramp. He sustained lacerations to his right elbow and right hand, and was hospitalized with a fractured right hip.
An employee was delivering equipment to a hangar and crossing the mechanical hangar door threshold when the door closed, catching him between the door and the door stop. The employee was hospitalized with four fractured ribs.
An employee was loading equipment onto a forklift when the shackle from the sling fell to the ground. While the employee was retrieving the shackle from under the forks, the moveable fork that was propped up on the shackle fell onto his left middle finger. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the fingertip.
An employee was using a utility blade to cut a zip tie from a large strap that was securing a dolly. The blade contacted the employee's abdomen, resulting in a puncture wound.
An employee was pulling on a bale of corrugated cardboard boxes that were on a conveyor. The straps on the bale failed and the employee fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured femur and/or hip.
On December 27, 2023, an employee was delivering mail to an apartment complex when their knee gave out and they fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a left tibia fracture.
An employee was walking to the inventory cage when her ankle gave out and she fell to the floor. The employee sustained a femur fracture and was hospitalized.
An employee was dislodging a pallet that was stuck when boxes of product fell onto them, causing them to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured femur.
An employee was operating a mica disc punch press. While the employee was working to clear material from the press, it cycled and amputated the tips of their left thumb and index finger. The press was guarded at the time of the incident.
An employee was repositioning a wire that would not advance in a crimping machine when the machine closed on her right index finger. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.
An employee was repairing a benchtop wire processing machine that is used to make wire harnesses for commercial applications. A guard had been removed in order to access the components. The employee was testing the "trigger" sensor of the machine and adjusting the blades when the machine actuated and a blade amputated part of his left index fingertip.
An employee was moving a large safe weighing approximately 625 lbs. with a dolly that was specially-designed to move the safe. The safe fell from the dolly, struck the ground, fell forward onto the employee, striking their right hip/pelvis area before rolling off the employee onto the floor. The employee sustained a right hip/pelvic fracture.
An employee was checking the industrial waste stream as it discharged into a 4,000-gallon waste collection tank. The employee's right wrist was splashed with corrosive chemicals, resulting in hospitalization for a chemical burn.
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.