# Amputations at Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019099647` · 9/16/2019 · MORTON GROVE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- **Location:** 6451 Main Street, MORTON GROVE, ILLINOIS, 60053
- **NAICS:** 424210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing preventive maintenance and was removing built-up grease from a moving chain when his right index fingertip was amputated.

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