# Amputations at Corbion Caraan
> OSHA SIR `2015107369` · 10/3/2015 · TOTOWA, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Product labeling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Corbion Caraan
- **Location:** 100 Adams Drive, TOTOWA, NEW JERSEY, 07512
- **NAICS:** 311822
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had greased a chain drive on a label machine. He was cleaning excess lubricant with a paper towel when the towel got caught in the sprocket and pulled his finger in, amputating his fingertip.

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