# Amputations at DS Containers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020076613` · 7/13/2020 · WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Banding, baling, strapping machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** DS Containers, Inc.
- **Location:** 2500 Enterprise Circle, WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60185
- **NAICS:** 332431
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 13, 2020, at approximately 4:30 p.m., an employee was removing a bale (12" x 10" x 8") of scrap aluminum from the discharge area on a baling machine. His right little finger was caught in the baling press area and was amputated to the first knuckle.

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