# Amputations at John B. Sanfillipo & Son, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016098392` · 9/6/2016 · ELGIN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Special process machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** John B. Sanfillipo & Son, Inc.
- **Location:** 1703 NORTH RANDALL ROAD, ELGIN, ILLINOIS, 60123
- **NAICS:** 311911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about September 6, 2016, at 5:20 p.m., a temporary employee was attempting to remove a piece of plastic from a running machine when the machine caught and partially amputated the employee's right index finger.

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