# Amputations at VISCOFAN USA, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20191112237` · 11/26/2019 · DANVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Centrifuges
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** VISCOFAN USA, INC.
- **Location:** 915 N. MICHIGAN AVE., DANVILLE, ILLINOIS, 61834
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While cleaning a centrifuge, an employee dropped a tool into the machine. The machine then grabbed the employee's glove and amputated their right index finger.

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