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TRI STAR METALS, LLC.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at TRI STAR METALS, LLC. in FREEPORT, ILLINOIS
Employer TRI STAR METALS, LLC. Report ID 2020032634
Address 611 W. Lamm Road City, State ZIP FREEPORT, ILLINOIS 61032
Event Date March 20, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary Source Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
Industry (NAICS) 332322 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.25000, -89.62000

Incident Narrative

On March 20, 2020, an employee was hooking a coil of metal to put in a dip tank when his finger was pinched between the coil and the hook, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On March 20, 2020, a worker at TRI STAR METALS, LLC. in FREEPORT, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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