# Amputations at MIDWEST CANVAS CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2016098684` · 9/13/2016 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Extruding machinery
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** MIDWEST CANVAS CORPORATION
- **Location:** 4646 W. Lake Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60644
- **NAICS:** 326113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the extruder machine when the roller caught his glove and hand. The machine was in operation at the time.

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