# Amputations at ISLECHEM, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015129782` · 12/29/2015 · GRAND ISLAND, NEW YORK
## 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:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** ISLECHEM, LLC
- **Location:** 2801 Long Road, GRAND ISLAND, NEW YORK, 14072
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An operator was packing out powders from the bottom spout on a ribbon blender.  The gate valve on the spout became clogged.  The employee reached into the spout while the blender was running resulting in the amputation of their left middle, ring and index fingers.

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