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United Rentals - Trench Safety

Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area — Amputations — STREAMWOOD, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at United Rentals - Trench Safety in STREAMWOOD, ILLINOIS
Employer United Rentals - Trench Safety Report ID 2023065529
Address 400 East North Avenue City, State ZIP STREAMWOOD, ILLINOIS 60107
Event Date June 21, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 532412 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.99000, -88.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping load a modular 10-by-10 trench box into a truck. As he tried to straighten the box so it could be loaded, the truck backed up. He suffered a partial fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On June 21, 2023, a worker at United Rentals - Trench Safety in STREAMWOOD, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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