# Amputations at Concrete Supply Company of Illinois
> OSHA SIR `2021031959` · 3/4/2021 · EAST SAINT LOUIS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Drums, pulleys, sheaves
## Employer
- **Name:** Concrete Supply Company of Illinois
- **Location:** 6451 Harness Lane, EAST SAINT LOUIS, ILLINOIS, 62207
- **NAICS:** 444190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were working on a threaded rod. The first employee was checking one end while the second was turning the other end with a rachet when the bolt broke, causing the pulley to move and crush the first employee's left index finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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