# Amputations at SINGER SAFETY COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2018088422` · 8/16/2018 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** SINGER SAFETY COMPANY
- **Location:** 2300 N. Kilbourn Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60639
- **NAICS:** 332311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an automatic cutter. His hand was resting on the rail when the equipment was cycled. The blade returned and cut his left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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