Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Loomis Armored US, 8040 South Madison Street, BURR RIDGE, ILLINOIS 60527
on — Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was driving an armored vehicle when it broke down. The employee inhaled smoke and was hospitalized.
An employee was troubleshooting a machine's conveyor when his fingers were caught in a nip-point between the belt and roller, amputating the fingertips of the left index and middle fingers.
An employee was passing through a building when she suffered an allergic reaction to a cinnamon air freshener. The employee began to feel dizzy and ill, ultimately becoming unresponsive. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee wearing a blasting hood was preparing to blast inside a tank. The line that supplies the hood with breathing air was plugged into an argon line. The employee breathed the argon gas and fell. The employee was hospitalized for argon poisoning.
An employee was preparing a pump for maintenance. When the employee removed a cover, chemicals were released into the air. The employee was exposed to hydrogen sulfide and methyl mercaptan and was hospitalized.
An employee was making his way to the office to clock in for his shift. He was descending the stairs of the bleachers and some of the bleachers had been pushed in, creating a 6-foot drop. It was dark and the employee fell 6 feet from the bleachers to the concrete floor. He sustained a concussion and a head laceration.
An employee was using a hydraulic lift to get a steel box full of coins into a truck. The employee noticed the box was going to get caught on the bumper. He went to move the box and the hydraulic lift caught his thumb, resulting in partial amputation.
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.