ICL SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified - Crushing injuries - SAINT LOUIS, Missouri

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at ICL SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC in SAINT LOUIS, Missouri
Employer ICL SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC
Address 8201 Idaho Ave.
City, State ZIP SAINT LOUIS, Missouri 63111
Report ID 20231110141
Event Date November 2, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Industry (NAICS) 325320
GPS Coordinates 38.54724, -90.27001

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Incident Narrative

An employee was closing a loaded a trailer and activated the dock leveler control panel to retract the lip of the leveler. The lip did not fully retract and the employee attempted to pull the lip into the retracted position manually. The lip then extended, catching the employee's right middle finger and crushing it.

Incident Summary

On November 2, 2023, a worker at ICL SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC in SAINT LOUIS, Missouri suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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