Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at River Valley Recycling, LLC, 288 W. Southtec Dr., KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS 60901
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using a hammer and chisel to dismantle an engine. The hammer missed the chisel, striking the employee's left middle finger and amputating it. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to reattach the finger.
At about 4:10 p.m. on August 8, 2022, an employee had developed heat stress symptoms (among them cramping, nausea, and tingling in the fingers) after finishing a shift in a furnace room. The employee was hospitalized.
On December 27, 2021, at approximately 1:00 AM, an employee was pouring aluminum from the melt furnace when melted aluminum splashed onto their face. The employee sustained burns around their eye socket and was hospitalized for treatment. Personal protective equipment was not worn at the time.
An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.
An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 562920)
An employee was working on a loading ramp that was stuck open (upright). The employee went under the ramp to release it. When he pulled on a chain that was holding the ramp open, the ramp came down rapidly, striking the right side of his face (cheek) and the right side of his neck. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was cutting off bracing from an 8 x 12' metal wall when the wall fell, striking the employee on their side and back. The employee sustained bruised ribs and two fractures in their back.
A driver was climbing the rear trailer ladder to facilitate tarping when they lost balance, slipped, and fell approximately 6-8 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured wrist.
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.