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2 workers hospitalized with burn injuries following incident at manufacturing plant in Richmond

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 […]

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‘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 […]

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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 […]