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Northern Illinois Gas Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Northern Illinois Gas Company in SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS
Employer Northern Illinois Gas Company Report ID 2020021427
Address 1011 Wiley Road City, State ZIP SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS 60173
Event Date February 13, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Tool parts, accessories, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 221210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.05000, -88.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading a jackhammer attachment onto a trailer. The equipment slid from its wooden pallet onto his left middle finger. The finger was partially amputated.

Incident Summary

On February 13, 2020, a worker at Northern Illinois Gas Company in SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with tool parts, accessories, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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