# Amputations at Claire's Boutiques, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022086989` · 8/8/2022 · HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILLINOIS
## 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, unspecified
- **Source:** Banding, baling, strapping machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Claire's Boutiques, Inc.
- **Location:** 2400 W. Central Road, HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILLINOIS, 60192
- **NAICS:** 448150
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was assisting the operator of a baler/compactor. The hydraulic lock closed on the employee's hands crushing four fingers between the door and the hydraulic lock/gate. The employee's fingers were medically amputated.

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