# Amputations at Bailey Nurseries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022108955` · 10/12/2022 · ONARGA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-chain
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Bailey Nurseries, Inc.
- **Location:** 1546 North 600 East Rd., ONARGA, ILLINOIS, 60955
- **NAICS:** 111421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 1:15 p.m. on October 12, 2022, an employee was removing potted plants from a conveyor. The conveyor's chain caught his glove and his right hand was pulled into the chain and sprocket, which amputated the tip of his little finger.

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