# Amputations at Pilkington North America Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022032632` · 3/24/2022 · OTTAWA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Pilkington North America Inc
- **Location:** 300 20th Avenue, OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, 61350
- **NAICS:** 327211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were dumping obsolete glass inventory. They were working with a wooden crate of glass, held together by bands, on a fork truck. While one employee was cutting the bands, the release of tension caused the package to come down on the other employee's little finger, amputating the fingertip.

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