Continental Tire The Americas, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Continental Tire The Americas, LLC in MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS
Employer Continental Tire The Americas, LLC Report ID 2021119856
Address 11525 NORTH IL HWY 142 City, State ZIP MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS 62864
Event Date November 13, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 326211 Inspection # 1564841
GPS Coordinates 38.28000, -88.87000

Incident Narrative

On November 13, 2021, at approximately 11:45 AM, an employee was clearing rubber that was jamming a machine when the mixer blade caused amputations to their fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 13, 2021, a worker at Continental Tire The Americas, LLC in MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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