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Techo-Bloc Midwest Corp

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Techo-Bloc Midwest Corp in ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS
Employer Techo-Bloc Midwest Corp Report ID 20171110994
Address 8111 31st Street West City, State ZIP ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS 61201
Event Date November 15, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 327991 Inspection # 1278715
GPS Coordinates 41.43000, -90.61000

Incident Narrative

On November 15, 2017, an employee was unloading landscaping stone from a conveyor belt when his right ring finger was caught and partially amputated in a machinery clamp.

Incident Summary

On November 15, 2017, a worker at Techo-Bloc Midwest Corp in ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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