Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — MC COOK, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc. in MC COOK, ILLINOIS
Employer Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc. Report ID 2020076192
Address 5500 Joliet Road City, State ZIP MC COOK, ILLINOIS 60525
Event Date July 2, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 327320 Inspection # 1481921
GPS Coordinates 41.76000, -87.90000

Incident Narrative

On July 2, 2020, an employee was performing maintenance work on a pneumatic cylinder to remove a spacer. The cylinder amputated four of the employee's fingers. Two fingers on each hand were amputated.

Incident Summary

On July 2, 2020, a worker at Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc. in MC COOK, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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