# Amputations at EDECO LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023087722` · 8/22/2023 · MINONK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Cranes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** EDECO LLC
- **Location:** 1550 INDUSTRIAL PARK LANE, MINONK, ILLINOIS, 61760
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a pipe that was attached to a hoist crane with metal chains and hooks. The weight of the pipe shifted, causing the employee's thumb to get caught between the chain and the hook. Their left thumb was amputated.

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