# Amputations at Alexander Manufacturing Company
> OSHA SIR `2021032640` · 3/29/2021 · TOWANDA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Alexander Manufacturing Company
- **Location:** 114 N Lincoln Street, TOWANDA, ILLINOIS, 61776
- **NAICS:** 339999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 29, 2021, a temporary employee sustained an amputation to the tip of his thumb while attempting to dislodge a stuck blade in a running machine.

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