# Amputations at The Eli's Cheesecake Company
> OSHA SIR `2017088200` · 8/25/2017 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Eli's Cheesecake Company
- **Location:** 6701 W. Forest Preserve Drive, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60634
- **NAICS:** 311412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 25, 2017, an employee was attempting to retrieve a dropped tool under a portable power washing machine when the machine was activated. An unguarded drive belt then engaged and amputated the employee's left-hand little finger.

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