Amputations

Name: Amputations at Continental Tire The Americas, LLC
Start: 6/21/2023

1 amputation · 2023065492 · 6/21/2023 · Continental Tire The Americas, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: Continental Tire The Americas, LLC
Location: 11525 NORTH IL HWY 142, MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS, 62864
NAICS: 326211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee noticed that a conveyor had stopped moving tires. As the employee was working to repair the conveyor, the sprocket advanced and amputated the employee's right middle fingertip.

Source

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