# Amputations at Industrial Plastic Recycling
> OSHA SIR `2018088621` · 8/21/2018 · SOUTH HOLLAND, 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 during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Industrial Plastic Recycling
- **Location:** 525 W. 169th Place, SOUTH HOLLAND, ILLINOIS, 60473
- **NAICS:** 424610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on a shredding machine when his right hand was pulled into the conveyor belt, causing an amputation of his right pinky finger. He also suffered lacerations to his right ring finger, middle finger, and thumb.

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