# Amputations at CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016010130` · 1/7/2016 · MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC
- **Location:** 11525 N. HIGHWAY 142, MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS, 62864
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's pinky finger was amputated below the fingernail while the employee attempted to remove a defective spool on the creel wire machine. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

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