# Amputations at Edgar A Weber and Company
> OSHA SIR `2015074610` · 7/13/2015 · WHEELING, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
## Employer
- **Name:** Edgar A Weber and Company
- **Location:** 549 Palwaukee Drive, WHEELING, ILLINOIS, 60090
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee operating a 1000 lb. mixer came in contact with the moving parts of the blade and amputated three fingers on the right hand.

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