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Again Auto Parts

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Again Auto Parts in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer Again Auto Parts Report ID 20161010162
Address 1300 N. Kostner Ave. City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60651
Event Date October 28, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Automobile
Industry (NAICS) 441310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.90000, -87.73000

Incident Narrative

Employees were moving a vehicle on to steel rims in the salvage yard when an employee's hand was caught between the car and the bumper. The employee suffered an amputation to the soft tissue pulp of the left pinky finger.

Incident Summary

On October 28, 2016, a worker at Again Auto Parts in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with automobile identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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