Offshore Entertainment Chicago LLC dba River North Boat Club
Entangled in other object or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Offshore Entertainment Chicago LLC dba River North Boat Club, 600 W. Chicago Ave. Suite River Walk 8, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60654
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee suffered an amputated right index finger while tying a rope around a cleat on a dock to secure a boat.
On November 9, 2023, an employee was removing plywood from the west face of a basement level buck hoist to prepare to dismantle one of the cabs. When the employee pulled on the plywood, it fell and pulled a rope that partially amputated the employee's thumb.
An employee was holding a rigging line and assisting in the removal of an old light pole from its base. When the load was lifted by a forklift, it shifted. The tag line lifted the employee off the ground and propelled him through the air. The employee landed on the ground and sustained back fractures.
An employee was performing maintenance on a bucket truck when his right hand became caught in some rope, causing amputations to three fingers down to the first knuckle.
An employee was conducting a fall rescue demonstration. A 165-pound demonstration dummy was released from a height, putting tension on the lanyard. The employee's left hand, little finger, and thumb were caught in the wire rope lanyard, resulting in a medical amputation of the left little finger as well as lacerations to the left thumb.
An employee was using a crank and cable to lower a light tower due to windy conditions. The light shaft became hung up and released the tension in the cable, which wrapped around the employee's left hand, resulting in amputations of three fingers.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 713930)
A team of employees was moving boats from one slip in a marina to another using rope. An employee slipped while moving around in a boat and suffered a broken left femur.
An employee was at a guard shack checking in and directing guests. After motioning a camper forward, he turned to head back to the guard shack and the first rear tire of the camper struck his left foot and he fell to the ground. The second rear wheel went over his right leg, resulting in a fractured femur. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee helped to load garbage onto a boat. The boat bumped into a piling, causing the employee to fall in the water. The propeller of the boat lacerated his lower left leg from the knee to the foot.
An employee was using a sledgehammer to remove a large prop with a knocker that was attached to a boat when the sledgehammer broke and a metal chip flew into his eye. This resulted in a laceration to his eye that required surgery.
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.