Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc, 1035 E. North Street, BRADLEY, ILLINOIS 60915
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On November 9, 2022, at approximately 9:20 PM, an employee was preparing a trailer for loading. The employee was adjusting the dock plate when it came down, catching the employee's right hand against the trailer bed and amputating the index fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
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