Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Labor Temps II, LLC., 2147 N. Western Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60647
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was stabbed by another employee during an altercation they had while delivering papers.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, unspecifiedCo-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
Two employees were involved in an altercation in a parking lot. One of them was stabbed with a knife on the right side of his abdomen. He was hospitalized.
A security guard was working in a parking garage when an unauthorized person entered the garage. The security guard requested that the individual leave and they were stabbed with a knife. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee stabbed the injured employee with a knife in the breakroom during an altercation. The injured employee sustained stab wounds to their chest and abdomen.
An employee was walking from the receiving area to the grocery section. A customer was waiting for the employee around a corner and stabbed the employee multiple times with a sharp object. The employee was stabbed in the back, abdomen, and left side.
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An employee was sidestepping along the catwalk of a railcar when he lost his balance and fell approximately 4 feet to the ground. The employee's right hip was fractured.
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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.
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