Wille Brothers Company

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Wille Brothers Company in ALSIP, ILLINOIS
Employer Wille Brothers Company Report ID 2017066042
Address 116th and Kedzie City, State ZIP ALSIP, ILLINOIS 60803
Event Date June 30, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
Industry (NAICS) 327320 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.68000, -87.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee was washing the cement truck and caught the left pinky finger in the chute resulting in amputation.

Incident Summary

On June 30, 2017, a worker at Wille Brothers Company in ALSIP, 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 cement truck, concrete mixer truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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