# Amputations at Silva International, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023010666` · 1/21/2023 · MOMENCE, 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
## Employer
- **Name:** Silva International, Inc.
- **Location:** 513 Mechanic St., MOMENCE, ILLINOIS, 60954
- **NAICS:** 311423
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unclogging product in a ribbon blender and amputated their left index and middle fingers. The machine was not locked out or tagged out at the time.

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