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Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Crushing injuries — SOUTH HOLLAND, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores in SOUTH HOLLAND, ILLINOIS
Employer Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores Report ID 2019032261
Address 1553 E. 162nd St. City, State ZIP SOUTH HOLLAND, ILLINOIS 60473
Event Date March 1, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 441320 Inspection # 1382922
GPS Coordinates 41.60000, -87.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a customer's semi trailer. The engine was started, causing the trailer to lower onto the employee's right hand. The employee's index and middle fingers were crushed.

Incident Summary

On March 1, 2019, a worker at Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores in SOUTH HOLLAND, ILLINOIS suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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