# Amputations at American Litho, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2023098336` · 9/9/2023 · CAROL STREAM, 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:** Sealing, stapling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** American Litho, Incorporated
- **Location:** 175 Mercedes Drive, CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS, 60188
- **NAICS:** 323110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was operating a seal machine to seal paper bundles. A jam occurred when the paper and plastic did not properly align to secure the seal. The employee went to clear the jam and the blade on the machine amputated their right middle finger.

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