Amputations

Name: Amputations at CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC
Start: 12/20/2017

1 amputation · 20171212079 · 12/20/2017 · CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC
Location: 11525 NORTH IL HWY 142, MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS, 62864
NAICS: 326211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 12/20/2017, at approximately 4:00 a.m., a maintenance employee was working with another employee to troubleshoot a dust collector. The second employee cycled the dust collector to spin the belt and then immediately turned it off. The first employee was attempting to slow down the belt drive when the employee's right hand was caught in the belt, amputating the ring finger at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown