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Kloeckner Metals Corporation

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Kloeckner Metals Corporation in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer Kloeckner Metals Corporation Report ID 2018010019
Address 4940 W. Bloomingdale Ave. City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60639
Event Date January 2, 2018 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 Cranes, unspecified
Secondary Source Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332322 Inspection # 1287083
GPS Coordinates 41.91000, -87.75000

Incident Narrative

On January 2, 2018, an employee was operating a crane to move a scrap bin to a dock when the scrap bin struck some steel and began to rotate. As the employee attempted to stop the bin from rotating, the employee's pinky finger became caught between the scrap bin and a table machine, resulting in an amputation.

Incident Summary

On January 2, 2018, a worker at Kloeckner Metals Corporation in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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