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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017010492 · 1/16/2017 · West Liberty Foods

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Pallet jack-nonpowered
Secondary source
Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name
West Liberty Foods
Location
750 S. Schimdt Road, BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS, 60440
NAICS
311613
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving a pallet of goods from one slot to another using a pallet jack when the employee's finger became caught between the pallet jack handle and fixed racking resulting in amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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