Two workers were hospitalized with burn injuries following an industrial accident at a plastics manufacturing plant in Richmond Friday morning. The Richmond Township Fire Protection District and Richmond Police Department were called around 7:33 a.m. Friday to Ex-Tech Plastics, 11413 North Burlington Road in Richmond. Fire officials said a 911 call was received for a […]
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OSHA says safety failures, lack of training led to worker being killed in machine accident at Gurnee pizza manufacturer
Federal authorities have issued over $2.8 million in fines to a pizza manufacturing plant in Gurnee after finding safety failures and lack of training led to a 29-year-old worker being killed by a machine. The incident happened around 1:04 a.m. on December 22 at Miracapo Pizza Company, 1910 Swanson Court in Gurnee. Inspectors with the […]
‘Tragic accident’: Coroner identifies worker killed in machine accident at Gurnee manufacturing plant
Authorities have released the identity of a 29-year-old woman who was killed by a large machine while cleaning inside a manufacturing plant in Gurnee Thursday. An autopsy was performed Thursday on Leily Lopez-Hernandez, 29, of Waukegan, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The autopsy showed Lopez-Hernandez died of sharp force and crushing injuries, Banek […]
Worker killed after being ‘impacted’ by machine at manufacturing plant in Gurnee
A female worker was killed early Thursday morning after she was “impacted” by a large machine inside a manufacturing plant in Gurnee, authorities said. The Gurnee Fire Department and Gurnee Police Department responded around 1:04 a.m. Thursday to the 1900 block of Swanson Court in Gurnee. Gurnee Police Department Public Information Officer Shawn Gaylor told […]
66-year-old man dies after falling 20 feet during warehouse accident in Antioch
A 66-year-old employee died Tuesday following an industrial accident where he fell 20 feet from a lift at an Antioch warehouse, authorities said. The Antioch Fire Department and Antioch Police Department responded around 6:37 p.m. Tuesday to Handi-foil, 1 Handi Foil Drive in Antioch, for a report of an injured person. Paramedics found an employee […]
Employee crushed after vehicle falls on top of him at Huntley repair shop
A 29-year-old man was flown by a Flight For Life helicopter to the hospital after a vehicle he was working on fell down and crushed him at a repair shop in Huntley, police said. The Huntley Police Department and Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 3:45 p.m. Monday to R&R Truck Repair, 11414 Smith Drive, […]