# Amputations at HBS Florida Specialties
> OSHA SIR `2018032783` · 3/21/2018 · IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** HBS Florida Specialties
- **Location:** 601 East Main St., IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA, 34142
- **NAICS:** 111422
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a piece of equipment when his glove was pulled by the chain. His right middle fingertip was then caught and amputated in the chain and sprocket.

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