Amputations

Name: Amputations at Interlake Mecalux, Inc.
Start: 10/23/2023

1 amputation · 2023109763 · 10/23/2023 · Interlake Mecalux, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source: Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name: Interlake Mecalux, Inc.
Location: 1600 N. 25th Ave., MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS, 60160
NAICS: 339999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading a cart with finished steel frames for a pallet rack when they noticed a frame on the cart with a loose diagonal support. The employee raised the frame up to fix it when the frame fell and caught his left ring fingertip. The employee suffered a partial amputation.

Source

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