# Amputations at General Kinematics Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2023064823` · 6/1/2023 · CRYSTAL LAKE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Cranes-other fixed or stationary cranes
## Employer
- **Name:** General Kinematics Corporation
- **Location:** 5050 Rickert Road, CRYSTAL LAKE, ILLINOIS, 60014
- **NAICS:** 333318
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a jib crane to move a piece of steel from his workstation onto a forklift. The employee lifted the material about 2 feet off the table. The tack welds broke and the steel dropped onto the employee's fingertip. The fingertip was amputated.

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