OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221458540

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CHICAGO

CHICAGO, IL· 2021-12-22T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Auto Lift, Caught In, Door, Finger, Malfunction, Partial Amputation, Storage unit
NAICS: 624190
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345929251
Employer profile: HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CHICAGO
Summary number: 221458540
Report ID: 0524200

Event description

Employee amputates index finger in door

Investigation abstract

At 10:45 a.m. on December 22, 2021, an employee arrived at a storage unit and was opening the door to remove donated items to load into box truck when a loose string on the storage unit door got caught around his finger. The lift mechanism was faulty and door started to close automatically amputating the employee's left index finger above the distal interphalangeal joint. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 63 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
805

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