# Amputations at Nu-Pro Polymers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023043361` · 4/15/2023 · WHEELING, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-screw, auger
## Employer
- **Name:** Nu-Pro Polymers, Inc.
- **Location:** 555 Allendale Drive, WHEELING, ILLINOIS, 60090
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were clearing a blockage in the auger screw conveyor. Once the blockage was cleared, the machine was powered on and partially amputated the injured employee's middle finger.

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