Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Climate Pros, LLC, 1400 E Lake Cook Rd, WHEELING, ILLINOIS 60090
on — Frostbite , affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was replacing electric lights inside a freezer at a store. He developed frostbite in his fingers and was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Other finger(s) n.e.c. Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers
An employee was using a grinder to cut benches for a condenser change-out. The grinder kicked back and lacerated the employee's left hand above the knuckle, cutting tendons. The grinder's cutting wheel was unguarded at the time.
On June 23, 2023, an employee was lifting a compressor with a hoist when they lost their grip on the compressor. The compressor swung forward and crushed the employee's left middle finger against a steel rack. The injury required surgery.
The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.
An employee was installing insulation in a wall when she tripped on a hole (12" deep) and fell, hitting her head on the concrete floor. The employee sustained fractures to her leg and wrist, and lacerations to her head. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was loading a 4-inch wooden door into a pickup truck when he felt a pop in his right side behind his shoulder blade. He was hospitalized later that day and underwent surgery, having suffered a collapsed right lung.
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.