# Amputations at Amazon, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017087898` · 8/17/2017 · BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Sealing, stapling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Amazon, Inc.
- **Location:** 1125 Remington Boulevard, BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS, 60440
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee attempted to remove a piece of tape that got stuck on a roller. The cutting device of the tape machine was engaged and caused a partial amputation of his finger.

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