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US Fish & Wildlife Service

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at US Fish & Wildlife Service in SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS
Employer US Fish & Wildlife Service Report ID 2020010372
Address Forest area City, State ZIP SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS 62225
Event Date January 14, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Chippers
Industry (NAICS) 541711 Inspection # 1456447
GPS Coordinates 38.54000, -89.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a wood chipper machine when it became jammed with material. The employee's fingertip was amputated while trying to unjam it and the employee was hospitalized. The machine was not running at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On January 14, 2020, a worker at US Fish & Wildlife Service in SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with chippers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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