Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at MBL (USA) Corporation, 601 Dayton Rd., OTTAWA, ILLINOIS 61350
on — Effects of heat and light, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
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Final narrative
On July 29, 2021, an employee working in a hot process area began to feel nauseous and was later hospitalized for heat stress.
An employee was feeding fabric between two rolls on a calendar machine when his fingers were pulled into the nip point. The first three fingers on his right hand were crushed. The employee was hospitalized and required surgical amputation(s).
An employee was operating a calender machine. The employee climbed on top of the machine and was struck by a bucket that is used to move rubber. They became pinned between the machine and the bucket, resulting in broken ribs and a fractured vertebra that required hospitalization.
An employee on the production line suffered a fingertip amputation when their finger was caught between a roller and a belt while grinding automotive belts.
An employee was performing finishing work on a residential driveway when they began to experience body cramps and were hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.
An agent was participating in SWAT team selection and was performing various physical fitness skills including running and exercise intervals. The agent experienced dehydration and a muscular injury that required hospitalization.
On September 26, 2023, an employee was delivering packages when he began to feel ill with a pain in his side. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 336111)
An employee was using a battery-powered torque tool to fasten a bolt. The tool was activated and the socket of the tool rotated and pulled in their gloved left hand. The employee sustained a left index fingertip amputation.
An employee was inspecting a casted part that weighed 330 pounds. The part fell from a lift assist onto the employee, striking his upper right arm and head. He suffered burns to the upper right arm and was hospitalized.
On June 4, 2025, an employee was skimming molten aluminum when it dripped down from the skimming spoon onto the employee's left pant leg, burning the top of their left foot. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
On June 3, 2025, the injured employee was setting a mold with a co-worker when the mold was displaced and caught their right hand against the stop block. The employee sustained a fracture and partial amputation of their 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.