# Amputations at The Fitzpatrick Company
> OSHA SIR `2016021155` · 2/6/2016 · ELMHURST, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** The Fitzpatrick Company
- **Location:** 832 Industrial Drive, ELMHURST, ILLINOIS, 60126
- **NAICS:** 333294
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about February 6, 2016, an employee amputated the right ring fingertip while operating a grinder. The employee was hospitalized.

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