# Amputations at Premier Cooperative Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018043259` · 4/5/2018 · DEWEY, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by handheld object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Drills-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Premier Cooperative Inc
- **Location:** 1 Main Street, DEWEY, ILLINOIS, 61840
- **NAICS:** 424510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker drill out bad grain with an electric drill when the employee's loose-fitting glove became entangled in the drill's chuck. The employee suffered fractures to the left index, middle, and ring fingers; a laceration to the left index finger; and a subsequent amputation of the left middle finger.

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