# Amputations at DOUMAK INC.
> OSHA SIR `20161211442` · 12/8/2016 · ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** DOUMAK INC.
- **Location:** 2491 ESTES AVENUE, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS, 60007
- **NAICS:** 311340
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a clump of starch from an overhead duster when the plate that controls the flow of the starch closed and amputated the employee's right-hand index, middle, and ring fingertips. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

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