# Amputations at Highland Baking Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088453` · 8/17/2018 · NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Highland Baking Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 2301 Shermer Rd., NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS, 60062
- **NAICS:** 311811
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing alongside a conveyor placing pans on the belt when his left hand rested on a pneumatic rod that controls the tempo of production. The pneumatic rod retracted and caused an amputation to his left pinky finger. The rod was 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*