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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020021465 · 2/13/2020 · Gate Gourmet, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Gate Gourmet, Inc.
Location
4347 United Parkway, SCHILLER PARK, ILLINOIS, 60176
NAICS
722320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift with a mule attachment. The metal frame of the mule came off the metal bracket on the forklift. As the employee attempted to adjust it, his pinky finger was pinched between the metal bracket on the forklift and the metal mule frame. The top one-third of the employee's pinky finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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