# Amputations at Norkol Converting Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021021390` · 2/15/2021 · NORTHLAKE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Norkol Converting Corporation
- **Location:** 11650 W. Grand Avenue, NORTHLAKE, ILLINOIS, 60164
- **NAICS:** 322299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing the propane tank on the forklift. After changing the tank, his right pinky finger was pinched between the propane tank cradle and the propane tank, resulting in fingertip amputation.

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