# Amputations at Del Monte Fresh Produce Company
> OSHA SIR `2021053665` · 5/4/2021 · KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Del Monte Fresh Produce Company
- **Location:** 14 Stuart Drive, KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS, 60901
- **NAICS:** 424480
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was removing pineapple skins that were stuck in the pineapple corer machine. When the skins were removed, the machine started up and pulled the employee's right index finger into the gears, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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