Walsh Construction Company II, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Walsh Construction Company II, LLC in OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS
Employer Walsh Construction Company II, LLC Report ID 2025054854
Address 1000 Jorie Blvd. City, State ZIP OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS 60523
Event Date May 22, 2025 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 Cranes other mobile cranes
Secondary Source Drums, pulleys, sheaves
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.84000, -87.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was completing a post-assembly inspection of the main hoist cable of a lattice crawler crane as it was being spooled onto the drum. His left hand became pinched between the drum and the cable, resulting in the partial amputation of his ring and little fingers.

Incident Summary

On May 22, 2025, a worker at Walsh Construction Company II, LLC in OAK BROOK, 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 cranes other mobile cranes identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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