# Amputations at Kalustyan Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2015129787` · 12/29/2015 · UNION, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Kalustyan Corporation
- **Location:** 855 Rahway Ave., UNION, NEW JERSEY, 07083
- **NAICS:** 311942
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a bag on a spice grinder machine. The bag fell into the machine. The employee attempted to grab it and amputated a fingertip on the right hand when it came in contact with the grinder.

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