Peoples Gas
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Peoples Gas | Report ID | 2016054677 |
| Address | 7832 S. Springfield Ave. | City, State ZIP | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60623 |
| Event Date | May 26, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Structural stones or slabs, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 221210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.75000, -87.72000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to lift a concrete slab/rock into the bucket of a front-end loader. The slab slipped, and the employee's right index fingertip was crushed and amputated between the slab and another slab.
Incident Summary
On May 26, 2016, a worker at Peoples Gas in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with structural stones or slabs, n.e.c. 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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