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GBC Metals LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — EAST ALTON, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at GBC Metals LLC in EAST ALTON, ILLINOIS
Employer GBC Metals LLC Report ID 2015085652
Address 305 Lewis Clark Blvd City, State ZIP EAST ALTON, ILLINOIS 62024
Event Date August 11, 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 Chains, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 331421 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.88000, -90.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was finishing up repairs to the 4DC Up Elevator. The employee proceeded to pull slack out of the drive chain. After cleaning the teeth of the sprocket, the weight of the chain pinched the employee's finger between the chain and a sprocket resulting in the amputation of 3/8 inch of the tip of the left right finger. LOTO was used.

Incident Summary

On August 11, 2015, a worker at GBC Metals LLC in EAST ALTON, 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 amputation.

Context

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