Amputations

Name: Amputations at ROSS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Start: 4/2/2019

1 amputation · 2019043422 · 4/2/2019 · ROSS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates

Employer

Name: ROSS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Location: 1239 Mark Street, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS, 60007
NAICS: 484110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was receiving freight when the loading plate malfunctioned and would not move up. The employee tried to move the plate with his hand, and the dock plate was knocked back and hit his right hand, resulting in an index fingertip amputation.

Source

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