# Amputations at MAPEI CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `20211210835` · 12/17/2021 · WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** MAPEI CORPORATION
- **Location:** 530 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, WEST CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60185
- **NAICS:** 325520
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sanding a piece of metal on a belt sander when his gloved hand was caught between the belt and the piece being sanded. The employee sustained a partial amputation to their right index finger.

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