# Amputations at White Castle System, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018055211` · 5/29/2018 · CHICAGO, 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:** Air conditioning units
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** White Castle System, Inc.
- **Location:** 6646 S. Halsted, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60621
- **NAICS:** 722211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 29, 2018, an employee was performing routine maintenance on a rooftop A/C unit when the employee's left glove came in contact with the belt and pulley, which then pulled in the employee's left hand, causing an amputation of the left middle finger.

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