# Amputations at Kastalon Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018010416` · 1/12/2018 · ALSIP, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinding, polishing machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Kastalon Inc
- **Location:** 4100 W. 124th Place, ALSIP, ILLINOIS, 60803
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was de-burring a metal plate on a sander when his left thumb was pinched between the metal plate and sanding disc, resulting in an amputation to the tip of his thumb.

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