# Amputations at Christmas Tree Shops, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018032921` · 3/26/2018 · FLORENCE, NEW JERSEY
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-chain
## Employer
- **Name:** Christmas Tree Shops, Inc.
- **Location:** 270 DANIELS WAY, FLORENCE, NEW JERSEY, 08518
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 3/26/2018, at approximately 21:01, an employee was unloading coffee pods from pallets and placing them onto a conveyor when her fingers were caught in an unguarded chain and sprocket, resulting in four finger amputations.

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