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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016054591 · 5/24/2016 · CATERPILLAR

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
CATERPILLAR
Location
27TH AND PERSHING, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62526
NAICS
333120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While moving a lower power train brake assembly with an overhead crane/lifting device, an employee's left thumb was pinched and amputated in a pinch point.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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