Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lombard Place Assisted Living & Memory Care, 300 22nd Street, LOMBARD, ILLINOIS 60148
on — Strains, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
On May 8, 2021, an employee threw a 5-pound garbage bag into a garbage container and felt a pop in her back, resulting in a back strain.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedBags, sacks
An employee was assisting in a luau event for residents when they ingested dry ice, resulting in chemical burns to the mouth, throat, and stomach. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was providing evening care to assisted-living residents. A resident wrapped his hands around her neck, bruising it, then pushed her against a wall. She was hospitalized and treated for shoulder and neck injuries.
An employee went outside to dispose of oil from a cooking pot into a large dumpster. When dumping the hot oil, it splashed back and burned her right hand. The employee 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.