Amputations

Name: Amputations at Caterpillar Inc.
Start: 5/8/2023

1 amputation · 2023054136 · 5/8/2023 · 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 or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

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

Narrative

An employee was using a chain hoist to remove timbers used to create a void in sand molds. The employee's hand was at the base of the chain hoist hook when their ring finger was caught in a pinch point, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

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