Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dietz & Watson Inc., 11305 Lincoln Highway, MOKENA, ILLINOIS 60448
on — Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was serving samples of food. She took off her gloves to take a picture and her hands began to swell.
An employee was attempting to remove packaging film from a conveyor. The employee's glove was caught in the conveyor belt resulting in amputation of their right middle finger at the first knuckle.
An employee was removing a piece of plastic film in front of the vacuum of a hot dog packaging machine when the metal tool he was using was caught in a rotating part. The employee's hand was pulled in and the metal tool amputated the fingertip portion of his right middle finger to the bone.
An employee was removing plastic from a machine that cuts plastic for food packing. The automatic blade moved and struck the employee's left wrist, resulting in a laceration.
An employee was helping maneuver a rolling cart into an oven. Her left little finger was smashed between the moving cart and another cart sitting next to it. The fingertip was amputated.
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 cleaning a depositor machine to setup for a new product run. His right index finger was caught by moving parts in the depositor machine and the fingertip was partially amputated without bone loss.
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack. While standing beside the equipment, the pallet jack lurched forward, pinning the employee's leg against racking. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right ankle.
An employee was on a top stock cart, moving items on shelving on the sales floor. The employee fell and suffered a broken left ankle. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was using a walkie stacker when the merchandise on it shifted and fell onto him. He suffered a head injury and a broken left leg that required surgery. He was hospitalized.
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.