# Amputations at KOCH MEAT CO., INC. dba Koch Foods
> OSHA SIR `2020054256` · 5/6/2020 · FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** KOCH MEAT CO., INC. dba Koch Foods
- **Location:** 2155 Rose Street, FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rinsing down a tub wash machine in the off position with a water hose when he noticed a piece of plastic in the machine and turned it on. He was attempting to retrieve the plastic when the moving conveyor belt caught his glove and proceeded to cut his finger, resulting in an amputation to the left ring finger.

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