Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC, 98 Southgate Course, SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS 60174
on — Fractures, affecting the skull.
Final narrative
At 1:24 p.m. on January 11, 2021, an employee was assisting with curbside Christmas tree pickup when he slipped on ice and fell backward, striking the back of his head on the side of the truck and then on the ground. The employee suffered a left parietal non-displaced skull fracture.
On February 19, 2024, an employee arrived at a customer site to empty the recycling compactor. While loosening a ratchet, the employee's finger was caught in the pinch point where the ratchet hook connects the receiver box to the compactor unit, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was opening the hinged doors on the back of a truck when a cardboard drum fell and struck the employee in the head, resulting in two fractured vertebrae.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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