West Liberty Foods
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS
| Employer | West Liberty Foods | Report ID | 2017010492 |
| Address | 750 S. Schimdt Road | City, State ZIP | BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS 60440 |
| Event Date | January 16, 2017 | 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 | Pallet jack-nonpowered |
| Secondary Source | Racks-garment and other | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311613 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.67000, -88.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving a pallet of goods from one slot to another using a pallet jack when the employee's finger became caught between the pallet jack handle and fixed racking resulting in amputation.
Incident Summary
On January 16, 2017, a worker at West Liberty Foods in BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pallet jack-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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