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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021097 · 2/3/2017 · Chester Construction Supply

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
Secondary source
Wood, lumber, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Chester Construction Supply
Location
2229 State Street, CHESTER, ILLINOIS, 62233
NAICS
423390
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While adjusting the steel arms (a lifting device) over a stacker pad for wooden truss manufacturing, an employee's left middle finger was crushed and partially amputated between the lifting arm and a wooden truss.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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