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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2022021674 · 2/22/2022 · Caterpillar Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was working at a core machine. The top plate of the machine fell onto the employee's left-hand fingers, crushing them.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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