Progress Rail Services Corporation
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — GALESBURG, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Progress Rail Services Corporation | Report ID | 2015031271 |
| Address | 618 US Highway 150 East | City, State ZIP | GALESBURG, ILLINOIS 61401 |
| Event Date | March 18, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Metal plates, metal panels |
| Secondary Source | Trailers | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423930 | Inspection # | 1048902 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.94000, -90.36000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The last digit on an employee's pinky finger was amputated when caught between a metal plate attached to a pump and a trailer bed while unloading scrap metal into the Peddlers Yard. Suitable safeguarding was not in place at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On March 18, 2015, a worker at Progress Rail Services Corporation in GALESBURG, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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