Severe Workplace Injuries in Springfield, Illinois

Nov 21, 2025 · Help at Home Hospitalized

An employee had been picking up items and then went to do the client's dishes. She was walking through the kitchen when both her knees gave out. She fell backward, striking the back of her head and both knees. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured knee.

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

Jul 29, 2025 · Negwer Materials, Inc. Hospitalized

On July 29, 2025, an employee was transporting 10 sheets of drywall on a cart. While walking down a ramp the employee felt discomfort in his calf and then lost consciousness due to heat. The employee sustained severe dehydration and an injury to his calf.

Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Body systems · Retail

Jun 26, 2025 · GPM Investments LLC Hospitalized

On June 26, 2025, an employee was walking to clean product from the floor when she slipped on a cardboard display that a customer had knocked onto the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right ankle and required surgery.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Ankle(s) · Retail

Jun 20, 2025 · Schnuck Market Inc Hospitalized

On June 20, 2025, a maintenance employee tripped while transporting a trash can with a dolly and fell on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a left side rib fracture.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Rib(s), oblique area · Retail

Mar 26, 2025 · Gabe's Home Improvement, L.L.C. Hospitalized

An employee was helping to remove a skylight from a roof. The skylight got hooked on his harness and pulled him off the roof to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with back fractures.

Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact · Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back · Construction · OSHA inspection 1815183

Jul 8, 2024 · MILL CREEK ALZHEIMER SPECIAL CARE CENTER Hospitalized

An employee was in an attic, looking for a leak, when he stepped through the ceiling. He caught himself and stopped his fall, but suffered an abdominal internal injury. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet · Intestines, peritoneum · Health care and social assistance

May 21, 2024 · Jennings Painting Inc. Hospitalized

On May 21, 2024, an employee was taping drywall when they fell 10.5 feet off a scaffold. The employee was hospitalized for broken ankles.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Ankle(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1749985

Mar 22, 2024 · Richardson Manufacturing Company Amputation

On March 22, 2024, an employee was attempting to remove a metal stringer from a tap while the spindle on a milling machine was turning. The spindle entangled the employee's glove and amputated their left little and ring fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1738346

Feb 19, 2024 · Niemann Foods, Inc. Hospitalized

On February 19, 2024, an employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell, resulting in a broken right leg. The employee was hospitalized.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Leg(s) · Retail

Jan 22, 2024 · St. John's Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis Hospitalized

On January 22, 2024, an employee was walking along the sidewalk to enter the building to begin their workday. The employee slipped on the sidewalk and struck their head, resulting in a skull fracture and brain bleed that required hospitalization.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Brain · Health care and social assistance

Jan 9, 2024 · Associated Constructors Company, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was working from a scissor lift, installing studs in a metal track in an elevator lobby area. His tool belt became caught and he fell backward, landing on the concrete floor 80 inches below and striking his head on lumber on the ground. He suffered a broken left hand, a head laceration, and inflammation around the spine.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Head and extremities · Construction · OSHA inspection 1721650

Jan 3, 2024 · Help at Home Hospitalized

On January 3, 2024, an employee was walking down the stairs outside of a client's home when she fell and fractured both wrists. The employee was hospitalized.

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

Nov 17, 2023 · Double D Express, Inc. Hospitalized

On November 17, 2023, an employee was unloading a trailer using a forklift when the truck drove away, causing the employee and the forklift to drop to the ground. The employee suffered back injuries that required hospitalization.

Ran off driving surface, nonroadway · Back, including spine, spinal cord · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1711866

Oct 31, 2023 · Springfield Memorial Hospital Hospitalized

On October 31, 2023, an emergency department employee suffered an allergic reaction involving dyspnea, nausea, vomiting, and itching from an aerosol air freshener that had been sprayed.

Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Body systems · Health care and social assistance · OSHA inspection 1708896

Jul 19, 2023 · T.J. Maxx of IL, LLC Hospitalized

On July 19, 2023, an employee climbed up on a step stool to hang merchandise on a hook when they fell from the second step, resulting in a fractured left fibula and tibia that required surgery.

Other fall to lower level · Lower leg(s) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1686693

May 10, 2023 · Mel-O-Cream Donuts International, Inc. Amputation

On May 10, 2023, an employee was unclogging the glaze pump machine when his right index fingertip was amputated. The machine was energized at the time.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1670269

Mar 3, 2023 · Richardson Manufacturing Company Hospitalized

On March 3, 2023, an employee went into a machine to check a part when the machine activated, causing the employee to stumble and fall. The employee then sustained a fracture and lacerations to the left leg that required hospitalization.

Fall on same level (other) · Leg(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1655722

Feb 20, 2023 · Solomon Colors, Inc. Hospitalized

On February 20, 2023, an employee was climbing down a 6-foot step ladder that was leaned against a pallet of material when the ladder moved, causing the employee to fall. They were hospitalized with a pelvis and elbow fracture.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1653196

Jan 17, 2023 · Honda of Illinois Amputation

On January 17, 2023, an employee was operating a vehicle lift when the lift jammed. While unjamming it, the lift released and amputated the employee's right index fingertip.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Fingertip(s) · Retail

Dec 22, 2022 · Bunn-O-Matic Corporation Amputation

An employee was using a pneumatic pincer to secure an ear clamp onto a juice hose fitting. The employee inadvertently placed the pincer head on the tip of their right little finger and activated the crimper, which pinched their fingertip. The employee sustained a partial amputation of their right little finger.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1642605

Dec 8, 2022 · Springfield Memorial Hospital Hospitalized

On December 8, 2022, an employee was exposed to a cologne fragrance and experienced an allergic reaction. The employee was hospitalized.

Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Body systems · Health care and social assistance

Nov 27, 2022 · Walmart Inc. Amputation

An employee was using a tire press to put a tire on a rim when they sustained a right ring finger amputation from the tip to the first joint.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1636347

Aug 23, 2022 · Menard, Inc. Hospitalized

At 1:45 p.m. on August 23, 2022, an employee fell off a ladder to the floor. He suffered a broken leg and a possible broken knee and was hospitalized.

Other fall to lower level · Knee(s) and leg(s) · Retail

Jun 23, 2022 · Nudo Products, Inc. Amputation

At about 1:00 a.m., on June 23, 2022, an employee's right index finger was caught in a shredder. The finger was amputated at the second knuckle.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1605093

Jun 17, 2022 · FedEx Corporation Hospitalized

An employee came in from their delivery route feeling ill and was hospitalized and treated for dehydration.

Exposure to environmental heat · Body systems · Transportation and warehousing

May 5, 2022 · Brother James Court Hospitalized

On May 5, 2022, an employee was exposed to cyclohexylamine while investigating excess steam from the boiler room and maintenance tunnel. The employee suffered vomiting, high blood pressure and vertigo due to the exposure to cyclohexylamine and was hospitalized.

Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Body systems · Health care and social assistance

Mar 12, 2022 · United Parcel Service, Inc. Hospitalized

On March 12, 2022, a large heater in a facility malfunctioned, exposing employees to carbon monoxide. One employee was hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning.

Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Body systems · Transportation and warehousing

Feb 15, 2022 · Bunn-O-Matic Corporation Hospitalized

On February 15, 2022, an employee was adjusting storage racks from a scissor lift when the scissor lift battery died. The employee then climbed onto a steel rack and fell approximately 6 feet from the rack to the concrete floor below. The employee sustained fractures to his leg requiring surgery.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Leg(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1580193

Jan 17, 2022 · Richardson Manufacturing Company Hospitalized

On January 17, 2022, an employee had been shoveling snow when the employee felt pain in their chest and started sweating. The employee began walking and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a heart attack and required surgery.

Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources · Heart · Manufacturing

Jan 12, 2022 · WayPoint Logistics Hospitalized

On January 12, 2022, an employee was hauling truck caps when they stopped on the side of the road to secure the load. When the employee was attempting to secure the load, one of the truck caps fell. The employee tried to catch it and lacerated his right index finger, resulting in hospitalization and surgery.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Transportation and warehousing