# Amputations at R and R Bindery Services
> OSHA SIR `2018043734` · 4/19/2018 · GIRARD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Bindery machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** R and R Bindery Services
- **Location:** 499 Rachel Rd, GIRARD, ILLINOIS, 62640
- **NAICS:** 323121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was dropping books into a binding machine and pinched the tip of her right middle finger in the clamp resulting in fingertip amputation.

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