Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Effects of heat unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Caterpillar Inc., 5801 N Smith Road, EDWARDS, ILLINOIS 61528
on — Effects of heat unspecified, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
On September 13, 2025, an employee had been working at an outdoor event. At the end the day, she was walking around outside the facility to make sure everything was put away and felt overheated. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
On September 5, 2025, at approximately 7:35 AM, a temporary employee was at the engine block rollover machine. Their left index fingertip was caught and amputated between a pneumatic part and a guard.
On June 27, 2025, at approximately 8:35 AM, an employee was operating a box maker machine when their left middle fingertip was caught by a chain and sprocket. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated without loss of bone or the fingernail.
An employee had just put a dock plate in place. While stepping back over the plate, the employee tripped and fell onto it. The employee suffered a broken hip.
An employee was using a hydraulic torque tool. The employee's right little finger was pinched between the tool and bolts on a die, causing a partial transphalangeal amputation.
On October 7, 2025, employee was installing mulch with a landscape crew. At around 2:15 PM, the employee took a break and started to feel cramping/pain. The employee was taken to the hospital with rhabdomyolysis due to heat exhaustion.
A temporary employee was on top of a cane wagon, throwing cane down to the ground (i.e., planting). He reached the end of the field row and started to feel ill. He experienced cramping and headaches due to heat exhaustion.
An employee was moving a hoist to the end of a bridge rail to create space for another hoist on the same rail. The hoist being moved, along with its supporting beam, detached from the bridge rail and fell, striking the employee in the head. He suffered a contusion and laceration to the head and was hospitalized.
An employee was operating a machine. When they performed a motion to push a machined engine block away from their body, they experienced a back strain, resulting in hospitalization.
An employee was installing insulation in a wall panel when the panel fell on top of them, resulting in leg and back injuries that required hospitalization.
An employee put a cylinder machining pallet into manual mode to unjam it. After completing the task, their left hand became lodged between a pulley and belt, resulting in the amputation of three fingers.
An employee was using a swing-reach forklift to retrieve wooden pallets loaded with product, which were approximately 12 feet from the floor. The forklift abruptly stopped, the load dropped onto the pallet rack platform, and the forklift dropped down to floor level. The product, which was still suspended by the forks and the pallet rack platform, began to spill out of the container. The employee felt back pain and tingling in his fingers. He was hospitalized overnight and treated for a herniated disc.
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.