# Amputations at FLAVORCHEM CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2018099922` · 9/25/2018 · DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** FLAVORCHEM CORPORATION
- **Location:** 1525 BROOK DRIVE, DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS, 60515
- **NAICS:** 311930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee's right index and middle fingertips were amputated in a spray dryer.

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