# Amputations at Kronos Foods Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2022109455` · 10/28/2022 · GLENDALE HEIGHTS, 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 during regular operation
- **Source:** Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Kronos Foods Corp.
- **Location:** 1 Kronos Drive, GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60139
- **NAICS:** 311991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a tray in a proofer. His left thumb contacted a chain and sprocket and was amputated at the first knuckle.

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