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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025021463 · 2/14/2025 · Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source
Springs, coils
Secondary source
Skids, pallets

Employer

Name
Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp
Location
5500 W. 73rd Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60638
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were lifting a steel coil off a pallet to retrieve a chain underneath. The injured employee reached to grab the chain when the wood pallet broke, causing the steel coil to fall and pinch their left index finger. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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