Jernberg Industries, LLC dba American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jernberg Industries, LLC dba American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., 455 Gibraltar Dr., BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS 60440
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a powered industrial rider/tugger. The employee was thrown from the vehicle and landed on a guardrail, suffering broken ribs and a possible punctured lung.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersIndustrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
Mining operation
This is a mining-sector employer (NAICS 212299). For MSHA mine-safety and violation records for this operator, see miningincidents.org →
More severe injuries at Jernberg Industries, LLC dba American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
An employee was trying to dislodge a part jammed on a conveyor. The conveyor caught the employee's glove and pulled in the employee's left hand, causing fractures to the index and ring fingers and amputating the middle finger.
An employee was driving a cart around the driving range to pick up golf balls. The vehicle struck an in-ground target causing the employee to strike his forehead on the windshield. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their nose and cheekbone and lacerations to their head and hands.
An employee was operating a picker when it struck a stack of pallets. His body moved forward and he struck his face on the computer monitor in the vehicle, resulting in a concussion, laceration, and blurry vision.
An employee was driving a lift in reverse through an aisle while the lift was loaded with a headboard. The headboard caught merchandise in the aisle racks, causing it to shift and contact the employee's right leg. The employee suffered a broken leg.
An employee was driving a utility task vehicle (UTV) through the parking lot to the boat yard to meet a co-worker. The UTV and slid into a curb, causing it to flip on its side and land on the employee's leg, resulting in a broken leg.
On December 7, 2023, an employee was driving an order picker down an aisle when the mast of the vehicle struck a material pan that was hanging out of the rack. The pan fell and struck the employee, resulting in rib fractures and a spleen laceration.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 212299)
An employee was operating a forklift to move garbage. As they stepped off the forklift, the employee slipped/fell. The forklift then ran over the employee's leg, resulting in a leg fracture.
An employee was trying to dislodge a part jammed on a conveyor. The conveyor caught the employee's glove and pulled in the employee's left hand, causing fractures to the index and ring fingers and amputating the middle finger.
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.