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Castwell Products, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Castwell Products, LLC in SKOKIE, ILLINOIS
Employer Castwell Products, LLC Report ID 2016098568
Address 7800 N. Austin Ave. City, State ZIP SKOKIE, ILLINOIS 60077
Event Date September 10, 2016 Outcome 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 Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Tables, worktables
Industry (NAICS) 331511 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.02000, -87.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee suffered a partial amputation of the right thumb when his finger was caught between a metal table frame and a metal box that was raised by a forklift to be moved.

Incident Summary

On September 10, 2016, a worker at Castwell Products, LLC in SKOKIE, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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