General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc.
Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — MARION, ILLINOIS
| Employer | General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc. | Report ID | 2025021292 |
| Address | 6658 Route 148 | City, State ZIP | MARION, ILLINOIS 62959 |
| Event Date | February 10, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running | Source of Injury | Skids, pallets |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332993 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.69000, -88.94000 | ||
Incident Narrative
At about 2:15 p.m. on February 10, 2025, employees were unloading pallets of propellant into a storage warehouse. The pallets were double stacked, and a top-loaded pallet had shifted in transit. Two employees were manually moving the pallet when the fiber packs shifted, causing one employee's left index finger to be pinched between the fiber pack and the pallet. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On February 10, 2025, a worker at General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc. in MARION, ILLINOIS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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