# Amputations at Millwood, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015063789` · 6/2/2015 · MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Millwood, Inc.
- **Location:** 5000 W. Proviso, MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS, 60160
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 2, 2015, an employee suffered an amputation to the right index finger while attempting to unjam a pallet washer. Lockout/tagout procedures were not performed at the time of the incident.

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