Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Estes Express Lines, 8700 Joliet Road, MC COOK, ILLINOIS 60525
on — Fractures , affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was inside a trailer, loading freight, when their leg was caught in shrink wrap. The employee fell, resulting in a fracture to their right thigh bone, which required surgery.
Hospitalized Thigh(s) Vehicle and machine cabin parts n.e.c.
On July 11, 2025, a forklift operator was making a U-turn when he was thrown from the forklift and his head struck the pavement. The employee sustained a concussion and was hospitalized.
An employee was inspecting Estes Express equipment on the premises and was struck by a tractor trailer. The employee suffered a broken femur and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was operating a lift gate on the back of a trailer when his right middle finger was caught between two pieces. The employee sustained a fractured finger and required surgery.
An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.
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 walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.
An employee was lowering a safe stack beam inside a trailer. The beam released, causing the employee to fall back and strike his head on the trailer floor. He was hospitalized with a brain bleed and a concussion.
An employee was rolling up the landing gear on his trailer when the handle began to unwind and struck his face, fracturing his jaw. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
On August 20, 2025, an employee was exiting a commercial tractor from the driver's side door when they fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured left ankle.
Two employees were struck from behind by a forklift. Employee 1 sustained injuries to her back and neck. Employee 2 sustained a fractured left ankle. Both employees were 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.