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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024109404 · 10/9/2024 · Commonwealth Edison Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Entangled in non-running object
Source
Wire, cables nonelectrified
Secondary source
Utility poles

Employer

Name
Commonwealth Edison Company
Location
420 Laverne St, BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS, 60010
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A crew was removing old distribution poles. As they were removing the bottom section of a pole post, a winch line became tangled with slack. Two of the employees climbed on top of the crew's truck to fix the issue. The load then pulled the winch line tight around the finger of one of the employees, causing the amputation of their fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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