# Amputations at Highland Baking Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017076209` · 7/6/2017 · NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Highland Baking Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 2301 Shermer Rd., NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS, 60062
- **NAICS:** 311811
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to dislodge dough from a dough-separating machine when the machine's cutting blade amputated the employee's left middle and ring fingers. The machine was running at the time.

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