# Amputations at CARUS CHEMICAL COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2015010930` · 1/29/2015 · LA SALLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** CARUS CHEMICAL COMPANY
- **Location:** 1500 8TH STREET, LA SALLE, ILLINOIS, 61301
- **NAICS:** 325188
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about February 29, 2015, an employee sustained three broken fingers while lowering a bag filled with ore (manganese) material over a hand rail using a manifold and a rope. Employee's pinky finger was later amputated.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*