# Amputations at J. H. H. OF ILLINOIS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019011130` · 1/31/2019 · WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Presses-printing
## Employer
- **Name:** J. H. H. OF ILLINOIS, INC.
- **Location:** 1331 Howard Drive, WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60185
- **NAICS:** 322211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing the ink from a printing press when her hand was pulled into the rollers, de-gloving her finger. Her fingertip had to be medically amputated.

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