# Amputations at KIK CUSTOM PRODUCTS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015010557` · 1/17/2015 · DANVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** KIK CUSTOM PRODUCTS, INC.
- **Location:** 1 WEST HEGELER LANE, DANVILLE, ILLINOIS, 61832
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A mechanic suffered a thumb amputation while performing maintenance on the packing station conveyor line #7.  The employee removed the guard to see what was making a noise, lost his balance, and fell into a chain and sprocket.

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