# Amputations at Superior Mechanical Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020021421` · 2/12/2020 · CHANNAHON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Container caps, lids, covers
## Employer
- **Name:** Superior Mechanical Inc.
- **Location:** 25915 S. Frontage Rd., CHANNAHON, ILLINOIS, 60410
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a new tank hatch lid. The lid struck the employee's left hand, amputating the tip of the thumb (with no bone loss).

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*