# Amputations at THE HERSHEY COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2021109166` · 10/24/2021 · HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** THE HERSHEY COMPANY
- **Location:** 1033 OLD WEST CHOCOLATE AVENUE, HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, 17033
- **NAICS:** 311330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a wrapping machine. The machine crushed the employee's hands and caused a partial amputation of the left index finger. The machine was not locked out at the time.

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