CATERPILLAR, INC.
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — PONTIAC, ILLINOIS
| Employer | CATERPILLAR, INC. | Report ID | 2016076629 |
| Address | 1300 4-H PARK ROAD | City, State ZIP | PONTIAC, ILLINOIS 61764 |
| Event Date | July 21, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Buckets, baskets, pails |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333120 | Inspection # | 1171049 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.87000, -88.62000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On July 21, 2016, around 4:45 p.m., an employee was processing hardened steel parts in metal baskets from the heat treat furnace when one of the baskets hit and lacerated his right middle finger. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On July 21, 2016, a worker at CATERPILLAR, INC. in PONTIAC, ILLINOIS suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with buckets, baskets, pails identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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