Abbott Laboratories
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — ABBOTT PARK, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Abbott Laboratories | Report ID | 2019044083 |
| Address | 100 Abbott Park Road | City, State ZIP | ABBOTT PARK, ILLINOIS 60064 |
| Event Date | April 22, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 621999 | Inspection # | 1396777 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.30000, -87.89000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on the motor of a stand up order picker and ran the drive to allow the brushes to break in. The employee was walking around the order picker, tripped and fell, catching his hand in the rotating metal cooling fan and sustaining a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On April 22, 2019, a worker at Abbott Laboratories in ABBOTT PARK, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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