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Creative Werks, LLC.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Amputations — ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Creative Werks, LLC. in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS
Employer Creative Werks, LLC. Report ID 2016087266
Address 1460 Brummel City, State ZIP ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS 60007
Event Date August 5, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Foot (feet), n.e.c.
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Guardrails, road dividers
Industry (NAICS) 561910 Inspection # 1168317
GPS Coordinates 42.01000, -87.96000

Incident Narrative

A temporary employee was operating a reach truck when the truck started heading straight toward a pedestrian guardrail. When the employee attempted to dismount the truck, the employee's foot became pinned between the reach truck and the guardrail, resulting in a left foot amputation.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2016, a worker at Creative Werks, LLC. in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the foot (feet), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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