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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191212645 · 12/9/2019 · Crown Lift Trucks

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Crown Lift Trucks
Location
100 E. Millsdale Rd., ELWOOD, ILLINOIS, 60421
NAICS
423850
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On December 9, 2019, at 8:55 a.m., an employee was working on a PIV. The employee was tightening the hose clamp with a socket wrench when the tool slipped and the employee's left hand made contact with the PIV engine's drive belt, causing an amputation to the left pinky finger. The engine was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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