# Amputations at Interlake Mecalux, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022043352` · 4/18/2022 · MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Interlake Mecalux, Inc.
- **Location:** 1600 N. 25th Ave., MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS, 60160
- **NAICS:** 332313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a crane with a C-hook to move a coil so it could be mounted to a machine. During the lift, the employee's hand was crushed by the handle on the C-hook, 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*