Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at General Iron Industries, Inc., 1909 N. Clifton Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60614
on — Fractures, affecting the coccygeal region.
Final narrative
An employee was found on the ground with a fractured tailbone after attempting to clear a conveyor jam. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedCoccygeal regionNonclassifiable
More severe injuries at General Iron Industries, Inc.
The injured employee was working with a mechanic to locate an oil leak on the crane. When the mechanic moved the crane, the injured employee was struck in the head by the grapple attachment.
On Septembers 4, 2017, an employee was cleaning a conveyor belt when it amputated his right thumb tip. The conveyor belt was running and unguarded at the time.
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 was going into a trailer to mark product for shipment and the trailer pulled away from the dock. The employee fell out of the trailer, contacted the dock plate, and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and contusions.
An employee was checking on a machine outside of the building and removed a cover to clean out a blocked area. His hand was caught by a rotary valve in a dust collection machine. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
A shear operator's hand and fingers were caught in a machine's point of operation. The operator's right index finger was crushed and was partially medically amputated.
An employee was operating a forklift. He parked on a ramp and got off the forklift to retrieve material, at which point the forklift rolled backward and ran over his leg. The leg was broken and he was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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.