# Amputations at TATE & LYLE INGREDIENTS AMERICAS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018010001` · 1/1/2018 · DECATUR, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** TATE & LYLE INGREDIENTS AMERICAS, INC.
- **Location:** 2200 E. ELDORADO STREET, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62521
- **NAICS:** 311221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a product jam from a roll mill when his left hand became caught in the machine, amputating four fingers.

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