# Amputations at Costco Wholesale Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021086783` · 8/11/2021 · MORRIS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Costco Wholesale Corporation
- **Location:** 7320 Lisbon Road, MORRIS, ILLINOIS, 60450
- **NAICS:** 311612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting a hot dog chain. She noticed a piece of hot dog hanging in a chamber. The employee's pinky fingertip was caught and amputated.

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