Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — MOKENA, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc. in MOKENA, ILLINOIS
Employer Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc. Report ID 2024054542
Address 19001 Old LaGrange Rd., Ste 300 City, State ZIP MOKENA, ILLINOIS 60448
Event Date May 23, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Cement and concrete mixer trucks
Secondary Source Chutes
Industry (NAICS) 327320 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.54000, -87.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was washing a concrete mixer when their fingers were caught between the folding chute and the main chute on the concrete mixer truck. The employee's left index and middle fingers were partially amputated.

Incident Summary

On May 23, 2024, a worker at Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Inc. in MOKENA, ILLINOIS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with cement and concrete mixer trucks identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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