Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tootsie Roll, 7401 S. Cicero, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60629
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
The forklift operator was lifting the bin of tootsie pops. The bin slipped and the injured employee was trying to remove the bin that had fallen when his left index finger was caught between the bin and the steel rail. The left index finger was amputated between the first and second joint.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
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