Crown Lift Trucks

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ELWOOD, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Crown Lift Trucks in ELWOOD, ILLINOIS
Employer Crown Lift Trucks Report ID 20191212645
Address 100 E. Millsdale Rd. City, State ZIP ELWOOD, ILLINOIS 60421
Event Date December 9, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423850 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.45000, -88.07000

Incident Narrative

On December 9, 2019, at 8:55 a.m., an employee was working on a PIV. The employee was tightening the hose clamp with a socket wrench when the tool slipped and the employee's left hand made contact with the PIV engine's drive belt, causing an amputation to the left pinky finger. The engine was running at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On December 9, 2019, a worker at Crown Lift Trucks in ELWOOD, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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