# Amputations at SENSIENT FLAVORS LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021021596` · 2/22/2021 · AMBOY, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** SENSIENT FLAVORS LLC
- **Location:** 25 E. Maint St., AMBOY, ILLINOIS, 61310
- **NAICS:** 311930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 22, 2021, at approximately at 7:50 p.m., a temporary employee was using a custom-made portable grinder to grind cannoli when his right hand was caught in the grinder s point of operation. His right index finger was severely injured resulting in surgical amputation. His right middle finger was crushed from the second joint to the tip and his right thumb nailbed was separated.

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