# Amputations at Polymax Thermoplastic Elastomers, LLC dba Polymax TPE
> OSHA SIR `2023032096` · 3/7/2023 · WAUKEGAN, 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:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Polymax Thermoplastic Elastomers, LLC dba Polymax TPE
- **Location:** 3210 N. Oak Grove Ave., Unit A, WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS, 60087
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a feeder for a product switch when their left thumb and index finger were amputated.

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