Elgin, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Marklund Wasmond Center
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Marklund Wasmond Center in 1435 Summit Street, Elgin, IL 60120 resulted in days away from work. Employee was principal in group homes, intellectual and developmental disability.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Marklund Wasmond Center
- Parent company
- Marklund Children's Home
- Street
- 1435 Summit Street
- City
- Elgin
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60120
- On-site location
- MWC Outside, near packing garage doors.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 47
Before the incident
The maintenance team was setting up the company truck with a snow plow attachment. The injured employee exited from the employee entrance and noticed the maintenance team working on this and offered to help.
What happened
The injured employee was standing in front of the truck with a maintenance employee while a second maintenance employee was in the driver 's seat. When the driver put the truck into drive and took their foot off the break the truck suddenly lurched forward. This caused the injury employee to get knocked backwards and hit their head on the concrete ground. Days away from work still ongoing.
Injury or illness
Serious head injury.
Object or substance involved
Possible mechanical failure with the vehicle.
Summary line
Employee was assisting with installing snow plow onto the truck. While standing in front of the truck it jerked forward when put into drive. Knocked the employee backward and hitting their head on the ground.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Principal
- SOC code
- 00-9900: Insufficient Information - NIOSH
- NAICS code
- 623210: Group homes, intellectual and developmental disability
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 139
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 238,537
- EIN
- 362652532
- Establishment ID
- 1289533
- Employer case #
- 202501893
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 08:00
- Time of incident
- 07:41
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-20
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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