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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017098436 · 9/1/2017 · CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Special process 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 was repairing a balancer that had a broken pin when the high-tension springs released and the unit fell on his left index finger, amputating the soft tissue on his fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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