# Amputations at Medline Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088799` · 8/25/2018 · MUNDELEIN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
## Employer
- **Name:** Medline Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 1200 Townline Rd., MUNDELEIN, ILLINOIS, 60060
- **NAICS:** 339112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a rag to lubricate a pulley when the rag was caught in the pulley chain, resulting in his finger being caught between the pulley chain and conveyor wheel/gear. His right index finger was partially amputated. The pulley was not locked/tagged out at the time.

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