CATERPILLAR
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — DECATUR, ILLINOIS
| Employer | CATERPILLAR | Report ID | 2018066421 |
| Address | 27TH AND PERSHING | City, State ZIP | DECATUR, ILLINOIS 62526 |
| Event Date | June 28, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333120 | Inspection # | 1327843 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.87000, -88.91000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was installing a machining center when the employee's right index fingertip was amputated by a ball screw on the machining center's horizontal axis.
Incident Summary
On June 28, 2018, a worker at CATERPILLAR in DECATUR, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,049 severe injury reports involving "Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified injuries.
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