Amputations

Name: Amputations at TC Industries, Inc.
Start: 1/5/2022

1 amputation · 2022010115 · 1/5/2022 · TC Industries, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Skids, pallets
Secondary source: Bricks, blocks, structural stone, unspecified

Employer

Name: TC Industries, Inc.
Location: 3703 S. Route 31, CRYSTAL LAKE, ILLINOIS, 60012
NAICS: 332811
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hammer to adjust a 4-by-4 square steel block that a metal skid was sitting on. The block slid out from under the skid, and the skid cut the tip of his left middle finger. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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