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CONCRETE STRATEGIES LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at CONCRETE STRATEGIES LLC in SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS
Employer CONCRETE STRATEGIES LLC Report ID 2015042089
Address 1315 E. Algonquin Rd City, State ZIP SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS 60173
Event Date April 17, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Chains, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.07000, -88.06000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing concrete forms and loading them onto a flatbed tractor trailer when his left index finger got caught in the chain rigging that was in use to move the forms. The load shifted and amputated his left index finger between the bottom of the finger nail and the top of the knuckle.

Incident Summary

On April 17, 2015, a worker at CONCRETE STRATEGIES LLC in SCHAUMBURG, 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 chains, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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