Berner Food & Beverage, Inc.
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — DAKOTA, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Berner Food & Beverage, Inc. | Report ID | 2019043644 |
| Address | 2034 E. Factory Road | City, State ZIP | DAKOTA, ILLINOIS 61018 |
| Event Date | April 8, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Source of Injury | Dump truck |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311513 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.43000, -89.57000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On April 8, 2019, at 12:26 p.m., an employee was using a manual rolling light duty tilt truck to dump collected garbage into a dumpster at the dock. The employee tilted the truck and its contents backward, and while doing so, his hand was caught between the metal handle of the tilt truck and the edge of the dumpster, amputating his right pinky fingertip.
Incident Summary
On April 8, 2019, a worker at Berner Food & Beverage, Inc. in DAKOTA, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with dump truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 683 severe injury reports involving "Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle injuries.
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