Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified · Multiple poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at T.A.C., INC., 23150 W. EAMES ST., ROUTE 6, CHANNAHON, ILLINOIS 60410
on — Multiple poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was on top of a trailer inside a wash bay area, loosening bolts to the trailer's open dome lid. The employee was found on top of the tanker unconscious and was hospitalized for respiratory failure and cardiac arrest due to toluene exposure.
A temporary employee was using a hose to clean a tank with hot water. The water burned the back of the employee's left leg and the employee was hospitalized.
An employee was using a hose and hot water to clean a belly line on a trailer. When the employee removed the end cap, pressure in the line caused hot water to spray out, resulting in burns to the employee's stomach area, shins, and the front of the thighs.
An employee fell from the top of a catwalk to the ground while going to clean a tanker truck, suffering severe body injuries. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
An employee was in a wash bay using an alkaline chemical cleaner to clean truck beds. The employee began experiencing lip numbness and facial and eye redness. The employee also experienced breathing difficulties, resulting in hospitalization.
On February 15, 2023, at approximately 5:15 p.m., an employee laid her head down on a desk and then noticed that her face and tongue were swollen. She later had trouble breathing while driving home. The employee was hospitalized for a potential allergic reaction.
An employee was operating an ironworker (steel punching/shearing) machine. A piece of the tooling broke off and struck the employee's neck; a fragment was lodged in his neck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was climbing a ladder to inspect a vent in a restaurant dining area. The ladder slid out on the floor and the employee fell approximately 12 feet onto the ladder and the floor. He was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and a back injury.
An employee was operating a lift truck when it struck a stationary lift truck. His left thumb was pinched between the two lift trucks, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was disassembling a pressurized unit using a driver drill. When the unit was disassembled, it caused a kickback from the tube head, causing the drill to strike the employee's left forearm. They sustained a diaphyseal fracture to their left radius and ulna, which required surgery.
After repairing a piece of industrial equipment, an employee had brake-cleaning liquid on his gloves. A lighter ignited the liquid, and the employee's hands were severely burned.
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.