# Amputations at Romaine Empire, Inc. dba Farmer's Fridge
> OSHA SIR `2019021546` · 2/11/2019 · 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:** Food slicers
## Employer
- **Name:** Romaine Empire, Inc. dba Farmer's Fridge
- **Location:** 1321 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60607
- **NAICS:** 311991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was slicing tomatoes with a slicer and amputated the tip of her right thumb.

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