# Amputations at J. H. Botts, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018088777` · 8/24/2018 · JOLIET, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
- **Secondary source:** Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** J. H. Botts, LLC
- **Location:** 253 Bruce Street, JOLIET, ILLINOIS, 60432
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving rebar with an overhead crane. The rebar shifted and smashed two fingers causing partial amputations to both fingers.

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