# Amputations at J & J Snack Foods
> OSHA SIR `20181011011` · 10/25/2018 · ALSIP, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** J & J Snack Foods
- **Location:** 3701 W. 128th St., ALSIP, ILLINOIS, 60803
- **NAICS:** 454210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a V roller on a line when the employee's right middle finger was caught between the rollers, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The power was on at the time of the incident.

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