Fractures

Name: Fractures at CATERPILLAR, INC.
Start: 4/23/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018043885 · 4/23/2018 · CATERPILLAR, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Parts and materials, unspecified

Employer

Name: CATERPILLAR, INC.
Location: 27TH ST. & E. PERSHING, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62525
NAICS: 333120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On April 23, 2018, an employee was loosening a bolt from a lifting device that was attached to a piece of steel when the steel shifted. The employee's left hand was caught between the suspended steel and another piece of steel, fracturing three fingers and requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown