Bake's Steel Erectors, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Bake's Steel Erectors, Inc. | Report ID | 2018088735 |
| Address | 900 N. Michigan Ave. | City, State ZIP | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60611 |
| Event Date | August 23, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238120 | Inspection # | 1365261 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.89000, -87.62000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was in a scissor lift welding a clip angle and needed to reposition the scissor lift for the next weld. While repositioning the scissor lift, his left hand was caught between the top rail and an existing pipe support, resulting in a partial pinky fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On August 23, 2018, a worker at Bake's Steel Erectors, Inc. in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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