# Amputations at Anguleris
> OSHA SIR `2023043441` · 4/17/2023 · ELGIN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Anguleris
- **Location:** 667 N. State St., ELGIN, ILLINOIS, 60123
- **NAICS:** 541511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee attempted to remove saw dust from a machine after completing an operation. While removing the saw dust, a blade in the machine contacted their right middle finger, resulting in a degloving injury and amputation. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.

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