# Amputations at Amity Packing Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017021575` · 2/17/2017 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Amity Packing Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 4220 S. Kildare Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60632
- **NAICS:** 424470
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a machine when it caught his glove and pulled his finger in, amputating his fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time.

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