# Amputations at Guttenplans Frozen Dough, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018021127` · 2/2/2018 · MIDDLETOWN, NEW JERSEY
## 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 during regular operation
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Guttenplans Frozen Dough, Inc.
- **Location:** 100 State Highway 36, MIDDLETOWN, NEW JERSEY, 07748
- **NAICS:** 311822
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a piece of dough ball from a machine when his right hand contacted the chain and sprocket mechanism. His right index finger was amputated to the second knuckle. The chain and sprocket were unguarded at the time of the incident.

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