# Amputations involving bone loss at STAR SOAP/STAR CANDLE/PRAYER CANDLE CO., LLC
> OSHA SIR `2025077208` · 7/24/2025 · RIDGEFIELD PARK, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Conveyors belt, slot, chain
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** STAR SOAP/STAR CANDLE/PRAYER CANDLE CO., LLC
- **Location:** 300 Industrial Ave., RIDGEFIELD PARK, NEW JERSEY, 07660
- **NAICS:** 339999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was packing candles on a line. They reached down to pick up a 12-pack of candles when their right little finger was caught in the conveyor belt, resulting in an amputation at the distal joint.

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