Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Caterpillar Inc., 27th St & E Pershing Rd, DECATUR, ILLINOIS 62526
on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
On October 29, 2022, employee 1 was positioning a torque converter into a yoke. Employee 2 was lowering the torque converter using an overhead crane. Employee 1's right ring finger was caught in a pinch point, resulting in an amputation above the fingernail.