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Tru Vue, Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — MC COOK, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tru Vue, Inc in MC COOK, ILLINOIS
Employer Tru Vue, Inc Report ID 20171211652
Address 9400 West 55th Street City, State ZIP MC COOK, ILLINOIS 60525
Event Date December 7, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Industry (NAICS) 327215 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.79000, -87.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee tilted a trash hopper to empty it. When the trash hopper returned to its original position, it pinched his finger. As he pulled his hand out, his fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On December 7, 2017, a worker at Tru Vue, Inc in MC COOK, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

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