AURORA, ILLINOIS—
UNILOCK CHICAGO, INC.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at UNILOCK CHICAGO, INC., 301 E. SULLIVAN RD., AURORA, ILLINOIS 60505 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to adjust stacked carriers that had been bumped by a forklift when his left middle finger was pinched between two carriers, resulting in a fingertip amputation at the first knuckle.
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