# Amputations at 815 Pallets Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088831` · 8/27/2018 · RICHMOND, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Boring, routing, notching machines
## Employer
- **Name:** 815 Pallets Inc.
- **Location:** 11600 Sterling Pkwy., RICHMOND, ILLINOIS, 60071
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 27, 2017, an employee received an amputation just below the left elbow while operating a machine used to fabricate holes for forklift forks (double notcher).

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