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Central Lift Maintenance Group

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Central Lift Maintenance Group in BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS
Employer Central Lift Maintenance Group Report ID 2018099459
Address 7000 W. 71st Street City, State ZIP BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS 60638
Event Date September 13, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.76000, -87.79000

Incident Narrative

An employee was securing a trunnion to a gantry crane with bolts. A bolt slipped while he was tightening it, and his fingers were crushed between the wheel assembly and the blade of a forklift. The tip of his left index finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On September 13, 2018, a worker at Central Lift Maintenance Group in BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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