I & I Construction

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — MOLINE, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at I & I Construction in MOLINE, ILLINOIS
Employer I & I Construction Report ID 2023065221
Address John Deer Rd City, State ZIP MOLINE, ILLINOIS 61265
Event Date June 13, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Pile drivers, tamping machinery
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.47000, -90.48000

Incident Narrative

On June 13, 2023, an employee was helping an equipment operator use a pounding machine to drive steel guardrail posts into the ground. The employee was stuffing a post into a hole and lining up the pounder head and the top of the post. A block that absorbed the impact of the pounder head fell off the post, causing the cable guiding system to tighten suddenly. The cable caught the employee's fingers. The employee's left middle and ring fingers were amputated to the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2023, a worker at I & I Construction in MOLINE, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with pile drivers, tamping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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