# Amputations at Ferrara Candy Company
> OSHA SIR `2020010287` · 1/10/2020 · BELLWOOD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Ferrara Candy Company
- **Location:** 3000 Washington Blvd, BELLWOOD, ILLINOIS, 60104
- **NAICS:** 311340
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing sugar buildup within the sugar hopper when his left hand contacted the rotary valve resulting in amputation of the middle fingertip.

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