Caterpillar Inc.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Amputations — MORTON, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Caterpillar Inc. in 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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