# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Flex-N-Gate Chicago, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20241110429` · 11/8/2024 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Jacks
- **Secondary source:** Hydraulic and pressurized cylinders
## Employer
- **Name:** Flex-N-Gate Chicago, LLC
- **Location:** 2924 E. 126th St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60633
- **NAICS:** 336399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was working at the end of a front end module line. On this line, employees use an air-assisted lift to move parts; the lift has a cylinder that opens and closes when the lift is activated. The employee's finger was inside the cylinder when it closed and their finger was crushed. The employee was hospitalized with a partially amputated finger.

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