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J & A Pallets Service, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at J & A Pallets Service, Inc. in CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
Employer J & A Pallets Service, Inc. Report ID 2020010823
Address 1225 Arnold Street City, State ZIP CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS 60411
Event Date January 25, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Boring, routing, notching machines
Industry (NAICS) 321920 Inspection # 1469073
GPS Coordinates 41.50000, -87.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee was putting notches in 2x4 wooden boards with a woodcutting notching machine when the machine amputated two middle fingers and part of the pinky finger on the employee's right hand.

Incident Summary

On January 25, 2020, a worker at J & A Pallets Service, Inc. in CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with boring, routing, notching machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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