# Amputations at River Valley Recycling, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023064850` · 6/1/2023 · KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** River Valley Recycling, LLC
- **Location:** 288 W. Southtec Dr., KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS, 60901
- **NAICS:** 562920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hammer and chisel to dismantle an engine. The hammer missed the chisel, striking the employee's left middle finger and amputating it. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to reattach the finger.

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