Elwood, IL—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Elwood, IL

26 severe-injury reports between 2015-04-04 and 2025-08-24, 20 OSHA inspections, and 128 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Elwood, Illinois.

26Severe injuries

23Hospitalizations

20OSHA inspections

128Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Elwood

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 Parsec, Inc. 3 2 American Auto Works 2 3 Schneider Logistics 2 4 STEPAN COMPANY 2 5 Amazon.com Services, LLC 1 6 Clearwater Paper Corp. 1 7 ConGlobal 1 8 Conglobal Industries 1 9 Crown Lift Trucks 1 10 Harbor Freight Tools Texas L.P. 1

Example incidents

Harbor Freight Tools Texas L.P. ELWOOD, ILLINOIS · 2025-08-24 · Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
An employee was re-tensioning the pulleys on a conveyor belt in a shipping merge. He restarted the conveyor and his right index finger got caught in the belt, which pulled it into a pulley and amputated the top of the finger just past the fingertip. The pulleys were not guarded at the time of the incident.
STEPAN COMPANY ELWOOD, ILLINOIS · 2025-07-15 · Exposure to environmental heat unspecified
An employee was wearing full PPE while emptying a 55-gallon drum of phosphorus pentoxide and fainted, collapsing and striking their head against the ground. The employee was hospitalized and it is likely that heat caused by wearing full body PPE contributed to fainting.
Road and Rail Services, Inc. ELWOOD, ILLINOIS · 2024-11-25 · Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet
An employee was climbing the rear ladder on the side of the railcar to enter the B-Deck to unload. They fell approximately 11 feet from the ladder to the ground and sustained multiple fractures to their clavicle, ribs, and skull, as well as a collapsed lung.
ConGlobal ELWOOD, ILLINOIS · 2024-08-25 · Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet
An employee was ascending the ladder on a rail car to the top deck when he climbed past the deck. While transitioning into the rail car his foot was placed on the bridge plate instead of the rail car and the plate moved, causing him to lose his balance. The employee fell 12 feet, striking the rail car cut lever and the ground. The employee sustained lower back and head injuries.
Amazon.com Services, LLC ELWOOD, ILLINOIS · 2023-07-01 · Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating an order picker. While the equipment was moving up, the employee reached above and their index finger was caught between the outer mast and lifting system. The employee sustained an amputation to the right index finger.
ITS ConGlobal ELWOOD, ILLINOIS · 2022-09-20 · Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
On September 20, 2022, at approximately 6:20 a.m., an employee climbed into a rail car to open the rail car door and assist with unloading automobiles. The employee was spotting the buck ramp (unloading ramp) operator, who was lowering the ramp to the rail car. As he was guiding the ramp, his right leg was struck by the buck ramp, resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.