RRD Holding Company dba Montgomery Trucking

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — GALENA, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at RRD Holding Company dba Montgomery Trucking in GALENA, ILLINOIS
Employer RRD Holding Company dba Montgomery Trucking Report ID 2025021535
Address 201 S. Main Street City, State ZIP GALENA, ILLINOIS 61036
Event Date February 16, 2025 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Garbage trucks
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.41000, -90.42000

Incident Narrative

A commercial waste dumpster was being emptied. An employee's finger was caught between the dumpster and the garbage truck, resulting in amputation of the fourth fingertip on their left hand.

Incident Summary

On February 16, 2025, a worker at RRD Holding Company dba Montgomery Trucking in GALENA, ILLINOIS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with garbage trucks identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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