# Amputations at Snak-King Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2018099510` · 9/14/2018 · FREEPORT, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** Snak-King Corp.
- **Location:** 3133 Industrial Drive, FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, 61032
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 14, 2018, an employee was changing out a plate on a grinder. The old plate became free, and his finger was caught between it and the new plate. He suffered a fingertip laceration that required medical amputation. The grinder was locked out at the time of the incident.

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