Caterpillar Inc.
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Amputations — MORTON, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Caterpillar Inc. | Report ID | 2019033183 |
| Address | 500 N Morton Ave | City, State ZIP | MORTON, ILLINOIS 61550 |
| Event Date | March 27, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Skids, pallets | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.61000, -89.45000 | ||
Incident Narrative
At 6:45 p.m. on March 27, 2019, an employee was operating a stand-up forklift in reverse. As the forklift approached a stack of filters, the employee's left little finger was crushed between a pallet in the filter stack and the vertical safety bar on the forklift. The finger was broken and part of it was amputated.
Incident Summary
On March 27, 2019, a worker at Caterpillar Inc. in MORTON, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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