Entangled in non-running object · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Commonwealth Edison Company, 420 Laverne St, BARRINGTON, ILLINOIS 60010
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
A crew was removing old distribution poles. As they were removing the bottom section of a pole post, a winch line became tangled with slack. Two of the employees climbed on top of the crew's truck to fix the issue. The load then pulled the winch line tight around the finger of one of the employees, causing the amputation of their fingertip.
HospitalizedAmputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Wire, cables nonelectrified
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