# Amputations at Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016109431` · 10/6/2016 · LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Painting, priming, metal coating machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Advanced Flexible Composites, Inc
- **Location:** 14 Walter Ct, LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS, 60156
- **NAICS:** 325510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the blade on a horizontal coating machine when the spring popped off. The employee and a coworker tried to fix the machine by holding up the blade and reattaching the spring. The spring then partially amputated the employee's finger in a pinch point.

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