# Amputations at S.& S. INTERNATIONAL, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015064147` · 6/29/2015 · CAROL STREAM, 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Honing, polishing, lapping machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** S.& S. INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- **Location:** 423 St. Paul, CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS, 60188
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's right-hand index finger was amputated while repairing a 48" metal polisher.

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