Metropolis, IL

Employers with the most severe injuries in Metropolis

Example incidents

• Honeywell International, Inc. METROPOLIS, ILLINOIS · 2023-09-20 · Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode

  An employee was disconnecting a uranium hexafluoride line from a tank that had been filled. Prior to securing the manifold cap, a co-worker was manipulating a valve on another cylinder fill spot, resulting in back-pressure and uranium hexafluoride wisping through the unsecured manifold cap. The employee inhaled the chemical and was hospitalized.

• HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC METROPOLIS, ILLINOIS · 2023-08-24 · Exposure to environmental heat

  An employee had been moving materials in the production building when they began showing signs of heat stress. The employee was hospitalized for hyponatremia and hypophosphatemia.

• Southgate Nursing and Rehab Center METROPOLIS, ILLINOIS · 2015-11-17 · Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate

  An employee was putting her coat away in a closet that was a fire door. The employee started closing the door and caught her hand in the door. Her right pinky finger was amputated to the first joint.

• Massac Memorial Hospital METROPOLIS, ILLINOIS · 2015-06-05 · Fall on same level, n.e.c.

  An employee was working on an air conditioner to reset a breaker. The employee reached for a tool box on a pedestal table, which kicked out and away from the employee, causing the employee to fall to the ground and sustain an injury.

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