# Amputations at Yinlun TDI LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021119448` · 11/1/2021 · MORTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Yinlun TDI LLC
- **Location:** 77 Commerce Drive, MORTON, ILLINOIS, 61550
- **NAICS:** 336310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Stacks of sheet steel weighing up to 2600 pounds were received from a supplier incorrectly oriented on wood slats. Employees were orienting the steel sheets to align correctly with the tubing line machine. Employee 1 was on the ground placing 2x4 lumber under the stacks of steel. Employee 2 was operating a forklift. Employee 2 placed the forks under the stacks of steel and lifted for clearance. Employee 1 placed the 2x4 under the stacks of steel in the correct orientation. Once the steel was lowered onto the 2x4, Employee 1 instructed Employee 2 to reverse the forklift to clear the forks. As Employee 2 reversed the forklift, the steel on top of the 2x4 shifted. Employee 1's index finger was caught between the 2x4 and the floor, resulting in amputation up to the fingernail.

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