# Amputations at American Building Company of Illinois
> OSHA SIR `20191212568` · 12/6/2019 · EL PASO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tables, worktables
- **Secondary source:** Tables, worktables
## Employer
- **Name:** American Building Company of Illinois
- **Location:** 2101 E Main Street, EL PASO, ILLINOIS, 61738
- **NAICS:** 332311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 2:55 p.m. on December 6, 2019, an employee was moving a steel trim staging table. The employee's left thumb tip was pinched between the table and another, stationary table. It was lacerated and subsequently amputated.

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