Great Lakes Reloading

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Great Lakes Reloading in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer Great Lakes Reloading Report ID 2016064852
Address 13535 S. Torrence Avenue City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60633
Event Date June 1, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Secondary Source Bundles, bales
Industry (NAICS) 331111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.65000, -87.55000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to load over 8,000 pounds of material onto a flatbed truck. As he sat the material down on the truck, one of the bundles of material shifted and caused the employee's hand to become caught in the crane's chain, partially amputating his right middle finger.

Incident Summary

On June 1, 2016, a worker at Great Lakes Reloading in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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