# Amputations at BLOMMERS CHOCOLATE
> OSHA SIR `20191011155` · 10/25/2019 · EAST GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
- **Secondary source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** BLOMMERS CHOCOLATE
- **Location:** 1101 BLOMMER DRIVE, EAST GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18041
- **NAICS:** 311320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on an industrial magnet, removing nuts, bolts, and washers. The magnet got close to another magnet and they snapped together. The employee's right index finger was amputated.

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