# Amputations at Fratco, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015085988` · 8/21/2015 · SAINT ANNE, 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:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Fratco, Inc.
- **Location:** 499 S. Oak St., SAINT ANNE, ILLINOIS, 60964
- **NAICS:** 326122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting the vacuum channel of a machine when his hot gloves got pulled into the blocks. Half of his right ring finger was amputated. The guard was not in place at the time.

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