Amputations

Name: Amputations at Caterpillar Inc.
Start: 8/29/2019

1 amputation · 2019089008 · 8/29/2019 · Caterpillar Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Cranes, unspecified

Employer

Name: Caterpillar Inc.
Location: 8826 W Route 24, MAPLETON, ILLINOIS, 61547
NAICS: 331511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was rigging up equipment before moving it. When he started to raise the load, the chain tightened around his left hand, resulting in a crushing injury and partial amputation of the left little finger.

Source

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