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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021119856 · 11/13/2021 · Continental Tire The Americas, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, 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 November 13, 2021, at approximately 11:45 AM, an employee was clearing rubber that was jamming a machine when the mixer blade caused amputations to their fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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