LA SALLE, ILLINOIS—
XPO Logistics, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at XPO Logistics, Inc., 750 Progress Parkway, LA SALLE, ILLINOIS 61301 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
At 5:30 a.m. on November 12, 2019, an employee was unhooking and moving a dolly converter from a trailer. The employee's right index finger got caught in between the dolly converter's safety chain and the dolly itself, and the tip was amputated.
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