Plano, IL

Employers with the most severe injuries in Plano

Example incidents

• Best Buy PLANO, ILLINOIS · 2023-10-27 · Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less

  An employee was repairing a microwave at a customer's residence when he suffered an electrical shock, which caused burns to both his hands.

• Menards Distribution Center PLANO, ILLINOIS · 2021-06-18 · Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.

  An employee was standing next to a pallet conveyor when she lost her balance and fell onto the conveyor, which pulled in her leg. The employee suffered an open wound to her left leg that required hospitalization and surgery.

• Groot Industries PLANO, ILLINOIS · 2020-07-08 · Exposure to environmental heat

  On July 8, 2020, an employee developed heat exhaustion while performing a post inspection on a garbage truck. The employee was hospitalized.

• Menard, Inc. PLANO, ILLINOIS · 2018-11-07 · Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

  An employee was walking by a transfer conveyor located at about knee level that moves dimensional lumber into a sorting and stacking machine when he noticed that a board was stuck on the conveyor. As he attempted to unjam it, a running chain and sprocket power transmission apparatus caught his right middle finger, resulting in an amputation at the middle knuckle. The conveyor was guarded at the time of the incident.

• Menards Inc. PLANO, ILLINOIS · 2018-08-20 · Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified

  On August 20, 2018, an employee tripped and fell while walking, suffering a wrist fracture and head contusion. She was hospitalized and had surgery.

• West Central Contractors LLC PLANO, ILLINOIS · 2017-12-15 · Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet

  Employees were installing trusses in a commercial construction setting. An employee was using standard pine studs as a catwalk to gain access between the newly installed trusses. One of the studs had a large defect (knot). When the employee placed his weight on the defective board, it broke. He fell approximately 22" to the concrete surface below, suffering blunt force trauma, head trauma, and severe bodily injuries. He was hospitalized. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.

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