Rockford, IL—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Rockford, IL

127 severe-injury reports between 2015-01-05 and 2025-10-23, 868 OSHA inspections, and 2,133 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Rockford, Illinois.

127Severe injuries

97Hospitalizations

868OSHA inspections

2,133Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Rockford

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 Cincinnati Tool Steel Company, Inc. 4 2 Estwing Manufacturing Company, Inc. 4 3 J.L. Clark LLC 4 4 Accuride Corporation 3 5 Gunite Corporation 3 6 Martin Automatic, Inc. 3 7 United Parcel Service, Inc. 3 8 Allied Universal Security Services 2 9 Chem Processing, Inc. 2 10 DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC 2

Example incidents

Rocknel Fastener, Inc. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS · 2025-10-23 · Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
An employee was drawing wire when a chain caught three fingers on his right hand. The employee sustained an amputation to the right ring finger, the fingerprint pad of the middle finger, and the tip of the index fingerprint pad.
AMBD Property LLC ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS · 2025-10-18 · Fall on same level due to slip or trip
An employee tripped and fell forward to the floor of the dining room, suffering a knee injury. The employee was hospitalized.
Jones Naturals, LLC ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS · 2025-10-14 · Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
An employee was working to remove a spatula that got stuck in an auger at the bottom of a hopper. The employee went to remove the face plate to help release the spatula. His fingers were in the holes to pull off the face plate when the machine actuated. His right middle finger got trapped between the face plate and the inner plate, resulting in amputation.
Johnson Oil Co. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS · 2025-09-29 · Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift
An employee was refilling a bottle with a cleaning solution when bleach entered the bottle and it exploded. The employee inhaled the fumes and experienced difficulty breathing and burns to her throat, resulting in hospitalization.
Portillos Hot Dogs LLC ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS · 2025-09-02 · Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was removing bacon from the top rack of the oven when hot bacon grease spilled onto their elbow and shoulder area. The employee was hospitalized with second-degree burns.
Green Acres Lawn Care & Landscaping ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS · 2025-08-02 · Nonroadway noncollision vehicle overturn
An employee was working to get into a customer's back yard to fertilize with a stand-on fertilizer spreading machine. As the employee backed up the machine, its front tire dropped off a hill. The machine flipped over. The employee was thrown off it and landed on the ground on his right shoulder. He suffered muscle, fascia, and tendon strains in the shoulder and upper arm.

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