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EDECO LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at EDECO LLC in MINONK, ILLINOIS
Employer EDECO LLC Report ID 2023087722
Address 1550 INDUSTRIAL PARK LANE City, State ZIP MINONK, ILLINOIS 61760
Event Date August 22, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cranes, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.91000, -89.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a pipe that was attached to a hoist crane with metal chains and hooks. The weight of the pipe shifted, causing the employee's thumb to get caught between the chain and the hook. Their left thumb was amputated.

Incident Summary

On August 22, 2023, a worker at EDECO LLC in MINONK, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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