Amputations

Name: Amputations at CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC
Start: 11/6/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181111430 · 11/6/2018 · 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 running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

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

Narrative

While operating a guillotine blade cutter on the mixing line, an employee received an injury resulting in the amputation of the ring and pinky fingertips. The middle finger was also crushed.

Source

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