Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hinckley Springs, 105 Harvey Ct, EAST PEORIA, ILLINOIS 61611
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was entering a laboratory at a customer's location to deliver drinking water when a gust of wind and the pressurization of the laboratory caused the door to close on the employee's right pinky finger, amputating the fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Doors, except garage and vehicle
An employee was doing a repair in an office building. He was closing a bank vault door when his right index finger became caught between the door and the door frame resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
An employee's left index finger was pinched between a cattle gate and a concrete wall, resulting in amputation of soft tissue and loss of the fingernail.
On December 11, 2023, an employee was transporting equipment for demolition tasks and waiting for the superintendent to open the door. The door closed and amputated the tip of the employee's left thumb.
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An employee was putting chicken into a fryer. The employee's foot slipped, causing them to fall toward the fryer. Their left hand and arm made contact with the fryer basket and oil in the fryer, and oil splashed on their left arm, armpit, and face. The employee suffered burns to their hand, arm, and face.
A delivery driver was loading cases onto a pallet while standing at the back of his trailer. A sports utility vehicle struck the driver, knocking him 10 to 20 feet in the other direction. The employee sustained a concussion and a pneumothorax.
On February 4, 2025, at approximately 6:15 PM, an employee was using a box cutter to cut open a plastic bucket of oil when their left index fingertip was lacerated. The employee was hospitalized and sustained an amputation.
An employee was plugging in an electrical forklift to a charging unit when he made contact with bare copper wires. He received a 240V shock and burns to his right hand and index finger. He was hospitalized.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.