# Amputations at United Sugars Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2023076564` · 7/21/2023 · MONTGOMERY, 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** United Sugars Corporation
- **Location:** 1601 Commerce Drive, MONTGOMERY, ILLINOIS, 60538
- **NAICS:** 311314
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking the super sack under a rotary valve. As the employee went to dislodge sugar in the equipment, the rotary airlock amputated a portion of the employee's left ring finger.

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