# Amputations at Continental Tire North America, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018054446` · 5/8/2018 · MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Continental Tire North America, Inc.
- **Location:** 11525 North Il Hwy 142, MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS, 62864
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees had removed a 50-pound plate from a machine and were preparing to put it back on. An employee lost their grip on the plate, it slipped and caught their finger between the plate and the machine resulting in amputation of the fingertip from the third digit on the left hand.

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