# Amputations at THE PAMPERED CHEF
> OSHA SIR `2022097859` · 9/2/2022 · ADDISON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** THE PAMPERED CHEF
- **Location:** 1 Pampered Chef Ln., ADDISON, ILLINOIS, 60171
- **NAICS:** 454390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing boxes from an automated carton erection machine. The employee's right thumb was caught in the chain and gear of the machine, which amputated the thumb tip.

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