Berner Food & Beverage, Inc.

Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — DAKOTA, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Berner Food & Beverage, Inc. in 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

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