# Amputations at Moldtronics, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021053711` · 5/5/2021 · DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Plastic injection molding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Moldtronics, Inc.
- **Location:** 703 Rogers street, DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS, 60515
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing plastic parts from an injection molding machine. The machine malfunctioned and closed on the employee's right hand, causing the amputation of the middle finger.

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