# Amputations at Hostess Brands, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20191212852` · 12/14/2019 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Hostess Brands, LLC
- **Location:** 2035 N. Narragansett Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60639
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a conveyor when he attempted to remove stuck material. The conveyor then amputated his right pinky finger.

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