# Amputations at Cosmetics Essence, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015107547` · 10/9/2015 · RIDGEFIELD, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Cosmetics Essence, Inc.
- **Location:** 1135 Pleasantview Terrace West, RIDGEFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 07657
- **NAICS:** 325620
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee sustained a left middle fingertip amputation when the finger was caught inside a material bin/hopper.

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