Sterling, IL—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Sterling, IL

30 severe-injury reports between 2015-01-04 and 2025-09-05, 65 OSHA inspections, and 201 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Sterling, Illinois.

30Severe injuries

26Hospitalizations

65OSHA inspections

201Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Sterling

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 Wahl Clipper Corporation 5 2 Sterling Steel Company, LLC 4 3 MALLARD HANDLING SOLUTIONS, LLC 3 4 CGH MEDICAL CENTER 2 5 Azcon Metals, Inc. 1 6 Cimco Recycling Sterling, Inc. 1 7 Dana Incorporated 1 8 Mallard Manufacturing 1 9 Menards 1 10 Menk USA, LLC 1

Example incidents

Menk USA, LLC STERLING, ILLINOIS · 2025-09-05 · Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
An employee was removing product (a transformer radiator weighing approximately 2,640 pounds) from the paint room utilizing an overhead drop-crane system. The employee inspected the product in the drop section and started to lower the load. The product fell out of the rigging and hit the ground. It then tipped, pinning the employee against a desk. The employee was hospitalized with collapsed lungs, a dislocated sternum, a head injury requiring staples, and fractures to their ribs and wrists/lower arms.
Azcon Metals, Inc. STERLING, ILLINOIS · 2025-01-31 · Non-passenger struck by rail vehicle
An employee was uncoupling railcars while the cars were in motion and a car ran over her left lower leg, resulting in crush injuries and amputation below the knee. The employee was hospitalized.
Mallard Manufacturing STERLING, ILLINOIS · 2024-01-04 · Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
An employee was conducting service on a bearing insert machine. A proximity sensor activated, causing the machine to cycle. A cylinder came down on the employee's finger resulting in a partial amputation. The machine was energized at the time.
Sterling Steel Company, LLC STERLING, ILLINOIS · 2023-10-28 · Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was lifting four bags of a lime blend weighing approximately 10,000 pounds using a crane. The load swung and pinned the employee against a structural I-beam, resulting in fractures to the hip and pelvis.
Wahl Clipper Corporation STERLING, ILLINOIS · 2023-01-23 · Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a horizontal press. As the employee reached for their work badge, the press cycled onto their little finger and amputated a quarter-inch of the tip.
Dana Incorporated STERLING, ILLINOIS · 2022-08-03 · Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was at the back of a tubing cutter machine, investigating a fault. The machine engaged and its table slid into his hand. He suffered broken bones and a laceration requiring stitches, surgery, and hospitalization.

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