Injured by object pushed or pulled by person · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wesco, 11740 S. Austin Avenue, ALSIP, ILLINOIS 60803
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee in the warehouse was working to pull a reel from under a rack when his finger was crushed between the reel and the rack. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Reels, rolls, spools, coils
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