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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016054677 · 5/26/2016 · Peoples Gas

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Structural stones or slabs, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Peoples Gas
Location
7832 S. Springfield Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60623
NAICS
221210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to lift a concrete slab/rock into the bucket of a front-end loader. The slab slipped, and the employee's right index fingertip was crushed and amputated between the slab and another slab.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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