Amputations

Name: Amputations at US Truck Body
Start: 6/30/2023

1 amputation · 2023065839 · 6/30/2023 · US Truck Body

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source: Stairs, steps, unspecified

Employer

Name: US Truck Body
Location: 1807 North Bloomington Street, STREATOR, ILLINOIS, 61364
NAICS: 484110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was guiding the front of a cart that was carrying a truck body across a service pit while two other employees pushed from the rear. The employee was holding the tongue with a hitch attachment. As he ascended the stairs, his left little finger was caught between the hitch and the side of the top step. The employee's little finger was severed between the first and second knuckle.

Source

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