# Amputations at Highland Baking Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021053756` · 5/6/2021 · NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
- **Secondary source:** Racks-garment and other
## Employer
- **Name:** Highland Baking Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 2301 Shermer Rd., NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS, 60062
- **NAICS:** 311812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's thumb was caught between a rack and a cart, causing an amputation.

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