# Amputations at Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019087980` · 8/4/2019 · ITASCA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Sealing, stapling machinery
- **Secondary source:** Suits, coats, jackets
## Employer
- **Name:** Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC
- **Location:** 1220 Meacham RD, ITASCA, ILLINOIS, 60143
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 4, 2019, a maintenance mechanic was tracking plastic film through a package-sealing machine during a setup process. A film clip caught the mechanic's jacket, pulling the mechanic's right hand toward the chain and gear. The mechanic suffered amputation of the middle and fourth fingertips.

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