# Amputations at Lindt & Sprungli (USA) Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022065578` · 6/27/2022 · STRATHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Lindt & Sprungli (USA) Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Fine Chocolate Place, STRATHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03885
- **NAICS:** 311351
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to retrieve a dropped paper towel from a chocolate mixing machine. An agitator grabbed her glove, and the mixing blades amputated the tip of her right index finger.

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