# Amputations at Diesel Radiator Co.
> OSHA SIR `20231211487` · 12/19/2023 · MELROSE PARK, 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:** Radiator-vehicle
## Employer
- **Name:** Diesel Radiator Co.
- **Location:** 1985 Janice Avenue, MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS, 60160
- **NAICS:** 333414
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing a radiator on the floor and caught their middle finger underneath it, 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*