USF Holland LLC

Entangled in other object or equipment — Amputations — BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at USF Holland LLC in BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS
Employer USF Holland LLC Report ID 2021010154
Address 8407 South 77th Avenue City, State ZIP BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS 60455
Event Date January 7, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Entangled in other object or equipment Source of Injury Garage doors
Industry (NAICS) 484110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.73000, -87.81000

Incident Narrative

At 2:00 p.m. on January 7, 2021, an employee was at a dock, making a delivery. The employee began to close the dock's overhead door, which was closed using a hanging rope. As the heavy door came down, the rope tightened around the employee's left index finger and caused an amputation above the first knuckle, just below the fingernail.

Incident Summary

On January 7, 2021, a worker at USF Holland LLC in BRIDGEVIEW, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with garage doors identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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