# Amputations at BEST DIAMOND PLASTICS, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015118823` · 11/21/2015 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** BEST DIAMOND PLASTICS, LLC
- **Location:** 1401 E. 98th St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60628
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a left hand fingertip amputation when cleaning the hopper of a straw machine.

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