Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Junk Master, Inc., 2303 S. Mt. Prospect, DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS 60018
on — Fractures, affecting the jaw, chin.
Final narrative
An employee rode a bike off the back of a truck that was approximately 4 feet off the ground. He fell off the bike and hit his face on the concrete, breaking his jaw.
An employee was making a pizza delivery on an E-bike when the front tire fell off the bike, causing the employee to fall to the concrete ground and sustain a facial fracture.
An employee was on a tricycle in the plant when the seat broke off. The employee grabbed at the handle bars and the tricycle tipped over backward. The employee struck their head on the concrete floor and sustained a fractured skull and concussion requiring hospitalization.
An employee was walking down the stairs onto a sidewalk after delivering a package when they were struck by a bicycle, resulting in injuries that required hospitalization.
On or about May 16, 2016, an employee was riding a mountain bike on a bike trail when he hit a jump and fell onto his bike. He was hospitalized and required surgery for possible internal injuries.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 493190)
An employee was assisting with maintenance and servicing a conveyor that was making an unusual noise. The employee's right arm got caught in the conveyor between a belt and a roller. Their right hand and arm were crushed, resulting in amputation of the arm.
An employee was using a skid loader to clean an area of loose debris (straw shed). He was lowering the bucket when the arms/bucket of the skid loader pinned his feet against the step of the loader. The employee sustained fractures to both feet and was hospitalized.
A Merit Logistics employee was pushing an egg crate out of a trailer. While working to get it over the lip of the dock, she lost her footing. Crates fell on her, breaking her tibia.
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.