# Amputations at Bradford Soap International Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022043551` · 4/25/2022 · WEST WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Bradford Soap International Inc
- **Location:** 200 Providence Street, WEST WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND, 02893
- **NAICS:** 325611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 4/25/2022, an employee was working on a cutting line removing bars of soap to place on a conveyor belt. As the employee removed soap scrap (debris), the blade of the cutting machine amputated her right index finger near the knuckle.

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