# Amputations at Tootsie Roll
> OSHA SIR `2016076823` · 7/26/2016 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
- **Secondary source:** Structures, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Tootsie Roll
- **Location:** 7401 S. Cicero, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60629
- **NAICS:** 311340
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The forklift operator was lifting the bin of tootsie pops. The bin slipped and the injured employee was trying to remove the bin that had fallen when his left index finger was caught between the bin and the steel rail. The left index finger was amputated between the first and second joint.

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