Chicago Heights, IL—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record
Chicago Heights, IL
52 severe-injury reports between 2015-05-30 and 2025-07-22, 82 OSHA inspections, and 339 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Chicago Heights, Illinois.
Employers with the most severe injuries in Chicago Heights
Example incidents
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A Z Plastics, Inc.
An employee was training a co-worker to use a forklift to empty a bulk bag into a hopper. The employee was standing under the forks and asked the co-worker to dismount the forklift and assist them. The co-worker contacted the gearshift while dismounting, setting the forklift to "forward." The injured employee was then pinned between the tipper and the forklift mast. The co-worker backed up the forklift to release the employee, causing him to drop to the ground. The employee was then struck by the contents of the bulk bag falling on his head and body. He was hospitalized with a fracture in his chest and injury to his back and abdomen.
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Unified Steel, LLC
An employee was running a coil line when his hand became caught in the rotating gears. The employee sustained a left index finger amputation.
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Ford Motor Company - Chicago Stamping Plant
Two employees were sliding a 200-pound steel mounting plate off a worktable onto the forks of a forklift. They slid the plate until it was half on the table and half on the forklift, and were making an adjustment to get the plate fully on the forklift when the plate pinched one employee's left ring finger. He suffered a partial amputation to the fingertip.
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MORGAN LI, LLC
On May 1, 2025, at approximately 7:45 AM, an employee was working on a press brake when she sustained a partial amputation to her right index fingertip.
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CHS Acquisition Corp.
An employee was positioning a metal cover back into place when his finger was pinched between the cover and a lifting device. Part of his left little fingertip was surgically amputated.
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Great Kitchens Foods Company, Inc.
An employee was injured when they were power washing under a dump conveyor and got caught between the dump conveyor and frame. The conveyor dropped while the employee was positioned underneath the conveyor and above the support frame. They sustained a crush injury to their trunk, consisting of injuries to multiple body parts.
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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.