# Amputations at HM Graphics, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020098798` · 9/16/2020 · WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Special process machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** HM Graphics, LLC
- **Location:** 7840 West Hicks Street, WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN, 53219
- **NAICS:** 323111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a stitcher machine when their gloves were caught in a gear and chain. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

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