# Amputations at Astor Chocolate Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2017087274` · 8/1/2017 · LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Astor Chocolate Corp.
- **Location:** 651 New Hampshire Ave, LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, 08701
- **NAICS:** 311320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the pressure bolt of the hot stamp press and the press engaged, resulting in the amputation of the right pinky fingertip.

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