# Amputations at A. J. R. Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017032111` · 3/7/2017 · ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** A. J. R. Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 117 Gordon St., ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS, 60007
- **NAICS:** 336413
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's distal portion of the right thumb was amputated while operating the belt sander.

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