# Amputations at SOLO CUP COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2015031087` · 3/9/2015 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Formers-paper production
## Employer
- **Name:** SOLO CUP COMPANY
- **Location:** 7575 S. KOSTNER AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60652
- **NAICS:** 322299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 9, 2015, an employee sustained distal amputations of the third and fourth right-hand digits while operating a conical paper cup-forming machine. The employee was feeding paper in order to start production on the machine.

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