Amputations

Name: Amputations at Continental Tire North America, Inc.
Start: 5/8/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018054446 · 5/8/2018 · Continental Tire North America, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Continental Tire North America, Inc.
Location: 11525 North Il Hwy 142, MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS, 62864
NAICS: 441320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees had removed a 50-pound plate from a machine and were preparing to put it back on. An employee lost their grip on the plate, it slipped and caught their finger between the plate and the machine resulting in amputation of the fingertip from the third digit on the left hand.

Source

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