# Amputations at UNILOCK CHICAGO, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2022032524` · 3/21/2022 · AURORA, 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:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** UNILOCK CHICAGO, INC.
- **Location:** 301 E. SULLIVAN RD., AURORA, ILLINOIS, 60505
- **NAICS:** 327331
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was putting a mold lifting cylinder on a chain fall hoist. The cylinder shifted and pinched the employee's left index finger against its mounting bracket. The fingertip was amputated.

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