Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CCA MIDWEST, INC., 4117 Winslow Court, AURORA, ILLINOIS 60504
on — Fractures, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was framing in a wood beam. The hoisting strap from a crane got stuck on his 8-foot ladder and pulled the ladder out from under the employee. The employee fell to the floor and was hospitalized with a fractured wrist.
An employee was standing on trusses while installing shaftwall and metal channel. He slipped from the bottom chords of the 2x6 trusses and fell approximately 1 foot. A metal C-channel caused a severe laceration to his wrist and ulnar artery.
An employee was rigging prefabricated residential home deck panels on a trailer. He stepped backward and fell 9 feet off the trailer to the asphalt road. The employee sustained a blood clot on the brain and fractured ribs.
A carpenter was standing up prefabricated interior walls in a residential house under construction. A free-standing wall panel tipped over and knocked him down, landing on his right leg. The employee sustained a fractured lower right leg.
A carpenter was installing plywood while on an 8-foot ladder. He was stepping down when he fell from the ladder and impacted a concrete stake on the ground. The employee sustained fractured ribs and a collapsed lung.
An employee was carrying a pressure-treated 2x6 board while plating a foundation. The employee put the board on an anchor bolt when a 3-inch sliver of wood got caught in his hand, resulting in a punctured tendon.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
An employee was standing on trusses while installing shaftwall and metal channel. He slipped from the bottom chords of the 2x6 trusses and fell approximately 1 foot. A metal C-channel caused a severe laceration to his wrist and ulnar artery.
An employee was working on a scaffold installing windows when they fell 6 feet to the ground and impacted their head. The employee sustained head trauma.
An employee was standing on a scaffold approximately 7 feet high and passing plywood sheets to another employee on a single-story roof. The employee fell backward off the scaffold to the ground below and the sheet of plywood fell on him, resulting in fractures to the left side of his jaw and three ribs.
On July 25, 2025, an employee was walking on roof trusses when they fell 10 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion and a back injury.
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.