Pizzo & Associates LTD

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Pizzo & Associates LTD in LELAND, ILLINOIS
Employer Pizzo & Associates LTD Report ID 2022064725
Address 10729 PINE ROAD City, State ZIP LELAND, ILLINOIS 60531
Event Date June 1, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.67000, -88.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading cargo into the back of a pickup truck with a trailer attached. The employee was carrying and holding a bag when he used his left hand to lower the tailgate. The employee's left middle finger became pinched between the top edge of the tailgate and the frame of the trailer resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 1, 2022, a worker at Pizzo & Associates LTD in LELAND, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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