Ryder Truck Rental, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Avulsions, enucleations — SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Ryder Truck Rental, Inc. | Report ID | 2020054280 |
| Address | 510 Tyler Rd | City, State ZIP | SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS 60174 |
| Event Date | May 7, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Avulsions, enucleations | Body Part | Fingernail(s), nailbed(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 532120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.91000, -88.29000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was prepping a piggyback air emergency spring brake chamber to later be placed on a truck in need on a service call. To cage the spring and remove hazardous energy from the internals of the part, he supplied air pressure to compress the spring and then placed the caging bolt in the hole on the end to retain the spring. When his finger was in the pinch point placing the nut on the caging bolt, the chamber lost air and actuated the spring with the bolt in it. His finger was then caught between the nut and the base of the chamber, causing skin removal and partial nail removal to his right index fingertip.
Incident Summary
On May 7, 2020, a worker at Ryder Truck Rental, Inc. in SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS suffered avulsions, enucleations to the fingernail(s), nailbed(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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