Severe Workplace Injuries in Quincy, Illinois

Nov 21, 2025 · Quincy Farm Supply Co. Hospitalized

An employee was using a steel, three-step folding step stool to place a deer decoy on a high shelf for inventory storage. She lost her balance and fell to the concrete floor below, striking her right knee. She suffered a broken right knee and an injured tibia. The employee required surgery.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Knee(s) · Wholesale trade

Aug 29, 2025 · Hollister-Whitney Elevator Corp. Hospitalized

An employee was dumping trash into a compactor when he lost his balance and fell approximately 5 feet into the trash compactor. The compactor was not in use at the time. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Part of body · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1849022

May 19, 2025 · Blessing Health System Hospitalized

An employee was walking in a parking lot when they fell onto the concrete. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured wrist that required surgery.

Fall on same level · Wrist(s) · Health care and social assistance

Apr 27, 2025 · Archer Daniels Midland Company Hospitalized

On April 27, 2025, employees were performing a railcar switch. When the train began to shift back, the injured employee's right arm got crushed between the knuckles of two railcars. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their forearm.

Non-passenger struck by rail vehicle · Forearm(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1821937

Apr 13, 2025 · Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois Hospitalized

At about 11:20 p.m. on April 13, 2025, an employee was using a brass hammer to remove a punch from a punch holder when the hammer struck and fractured the employee's index finger. The employee was hospitalized and requiring surgery.

Injured by object held or wielded by person · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing

Feb 6, 2025 · Rednour Steel Erectors Incorporated Hospitalized

An employee was performing construction work on a new addition when they fell approximately 24 feet from the roof to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right tibia.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Lower leg(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1803123

Oct 2, 2024 · Quincy Medical Group (QMG) Hospitalized

On October 2, 2024, at approximately 11:00 AM, an employee was descending the main stairway and cleaning the handrail when they missed a step, twisted their ankle, and fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left ankle.

Other fall to lower level · Ankle(s) · Health care and social assistance

Sep 28, 2024 · Blessing Health System Hospitalized

On September 28, 2024, an employee was walking down the hall when a patient ran toward him and knocked him to the floor, causing him to strike his head on the ground. The employee sustained a head injury.

Hitting, kicking, beating by other person (other) · Brain · Health care and social assistance

Aug 20, 2024 · The Knapheide Manufacturing Company Hospitalized

An employee rolled his right ankle while walking on a flat concrete surface. He fell and landed on his left hip, breaking it.

Fall on same level (other) · Hip joint(s) · Manufacturing

Feb 27, 2024 · Niemann Foods, Inc. Amputation

An employee was cutting meat using a meat saw when their finger was caught by the blade, resulting in an amputation.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Other finger(s) (other) · Retail

Feb 20, 2024 · United Alloy Greater River, LLC Amputation

On February 20, 2024, an employee was pulling steel across a welding table when their right middle finger was caught between the steel and a hole in the table. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the distal tip of the finger.

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing

Jan 16, 2024 · The Knapheide Manufacturing Company Amputation

On January 16, 2024, at 11:18 p.m., an employee was positioning a truck bumper that was on the floor, to be raised with a chain hoist, when the bumper shifted and pinched the employee's left middle fingertip against the floor, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing

Sep 18, 2023 · Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois Hospitalized

An employee was on their knees pulling wires in a machining center when their knee began to swell with fluid, resulting in hospitalization due to sepsis.

Kneeling, kneeling down-single episode · Knee(s) · Manufacturing

Sep 7, 2023 · The Knapheide Manufacturing Company Hospitalized

On September 7, 2023, an employee was stepping down an 18-inch step when he lost balance and fell backward to the concrete floor. His head struck the floor and he sustained a skull fracture and concussion.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Brain · Manufacturing

Apr 21, 2023 · Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois Amputation

An employee was working in a warehouse retrieving rims off a moving conveyor. While removing a rim, his little finger was pinched between it and a stationary handrail, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing

Apr 10, 2023 · A & K Rentals, LLC Hospitalized

On April 10, 2023, at 12:00 PM, an employee was using a broom to clear rock from a building's foundation in preparation for a spray-on vapor barrier. There was a 4-foot deep trench next to the building where the employee was working and the soil at the trench's edge fell away. The employee fell into the trench and was hospitalized for a left pelvis and/or femur fracture.

Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet · Nonclassifiable · Construction · OSHA inspection 1663400

Mar 31, 2023 · Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois Hospitalized

On March 31, 2023, an employee was retrieving a lock ring from a CNC machine when a burr on the lock ring lacerated his forearm. The employee was hospitalized.

Struck against stationary object or equipment (other) · Arm(s) · Manufacturing

Feb 16, 2023 · Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois Hospitalized

An employee was picking up a 28-pound rim from a trough to place it in a rack when they felt a strain in their lower back. The employee was hospitalized.

Overexertion in lifting-single episode · Lumbar region · Manufacturing

Feb 6, 2023 · Stratas Foods, LLC Hospitalized

On February 6, 2023, an employee slipped on a newly washed floor and fell, suffering a broken left kneecap. She was hospitalized.

Fall on same level due to slipping · Knee(s) · Manufacturing

Jan 30, 2023 · Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois Hospitalized

A boiler operator was participating in a confined-space training when they became ill after being exposed to carbon monoxide. The employee was hospitalized.

Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Body systems · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1652400

Nov 30, 2022 · The Knapheide Manufacturing Company Amputation

On November 30, 2022, an employee was grabbing the extension for a floor hoist when their thumb was caught between the top of the floor hoist and the bottom of the truck body. They sustained a distal left thumb amputation.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing

Sep 30, 2022 · Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois Hospitalized

On September 20, 2022, an employee was unloading a press. A piece had become stuck in the press's top die, and when the employee tried to unload the disc from the press, the stuck part fell out of the top die onto his right forearm. He suffered a compound fracture to the arm and was hospitalized.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Arm(s) · Manufacturing

Jun 1, 2022 · The Knapheide Manufacturing Company Hospitalized

On June 1, 2022, an employee was testing the voltage of a transformer when two fuses blew apart resulting in burns to the employee's hands and forearms.

Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Hand(s) and arm(s) · Manufacturing

May 13, 2022 · SHORTRIDGE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. Hospitalized

On May 13, 2022, an employee was engaged in a concrete pour for a building used for bulk salt storage. The employee set up scaffolding brackets and then placed a scaffolding plank onto the brackets. The employee then arranged for a concrete truck to dump concrete inside the forms that had already been installed. The employee stood on the scaffolding plank as the concrete was being poured in and used a shovel to pry on the rebar as it shifted when the concrete began flowing into the form. The shovel broke, the employee lost his balance, and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a broken right wrist and a shattered right ankle. Both injuries required surgery.

Other fall to lower level · Upper and lower limb(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1598994

Mar 1, 2022 · Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois Hospitalized

On March 1, 2022, an employee was unloading wheels off a paint line when a wheel fell off a hook and onto the employee's left foot. The foot was broken and the employee was hospitalized.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Foot (feet) · Manufacturing

Dec 29, 2021 · Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois Amputation

On December 29, 2022, an employee was trying to put a linkage pin in on the roll of a rim line. The linkage arm slipped and dropped, hitting his left middle finger. He suffered a partial amputation at the knuckle below the fingernail.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1574154

Nov 17, 2021 · Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois Amputation

An employee was putting a disk on a conveyor table using a hoist. The disk came off the hook and landed on his left ring finger. The finger was amputated.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1564996

Nov 10, 2021 · Michelmann Steel Construction Company Hospitalized

On November 10, 2021, an employee was moving a 15-foot steel beam with an overhead crane. The beam begun to swing, fell, and struck the employee. The employee suffered chin and shoulder lacerations and a broken collarbone and was hospitalized.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) · Manufacturing

Oct 11, 2021 · Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois Hospitalized

An employee was using a forklift to place a die into equipment when the die slipped off the forks and crushed the employee's right hand, resulting in hospitalization.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Hand(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1558739

Aug 8, 2021 · Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois Hospitalized

On August 8, 2021, an employee was using a hoist to move a 335-pound disk from a conveyor to a racking system. The disk fell from the hoist and hit the employee's left leg. He suffered a broken tibia and fibula and was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Lower leg(s) · Manufacturing