Summit, IL

Employers with the most severe injuries in Summit

Example incidents

• Talerico Martin Corporation SUMMIT, ILLINOIS · 2025-08-12 · Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing

  On August 12, 2025, an employee was performing maintenance on a motor and suffered an amputation to the left index fingertip, as well as a laceration to the left middle finger.

• Owens Corning Summit Roofing Plant SUMMIT, ILLINOIS · 2023-07-14 · Contact with hot objects or substances

  An employee was loading asphalt from a storage tank into a tanker truck from an above ground asphalt loading rack. After removing the loading spout from the tanker and placing a bucket drip pan under it, the employee stepped onto the crows nest of the truck to close the loading hatch. Residual asphalt (approximately 370 degrees F) in the loading line spilled out of the spout, into the bucket, and splashed down onto the employee below. The employee sustained second-degree burns to the back of his head, neck, ears, and side of his face near the jawline. The employee was hospitalized.

• Talerico Martin Corporation SUMMIT, ILLINOIS · 2023-05-15 · Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified

  An employee was pushing a piece of equipment into the wash area for cleaning when the equipment fell and tipped onto the employee. They sustained fractures of the pelvis and ribs as well as lacerations.

• TAC/SUMMIT, LLC dba T.A.C. Inc. SUMMIT, ILLINOIS · 2022-04-18 · Contact with hot objects or substances

  A hose spraying hot water burst and the hot water splashed onto an employee causing burns to their lower body.

• TAC Summit, LLC SUMMIT, ILLINOIS · 2021-06-01 · Contact with hot objects or substances

  On June 1, 2021, at approximately 5:15 p.m. an employee was cleaning residual material from a tank wagon. When the tank wagon operator opened the meter/pump valves residual rinse water (approximately 200 degrees F) was released from an open hose and splashed onto the employee's legs. The employee was hospitalized for second degree burns on his lower legs.

• Summit Cold Storage SUMMIT, ILLINOIS · 2018-08-31 · Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area

  An employee's right foot was run over by a forklift as the forklift operator was backing out of a freezer. The employee's right foot was crushed and the large toe had to be amputated.

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