# Amputations at Primrose Candy Co.
> OSHA SIR `20181111338` · 11/2/2018 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Special process machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Primrose Candy Co.
- **Location:** 4111 W. Parker Ave, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60639
- **NAICS:** 311340
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to remove a scrap wrapper box from below a forming section. A chain and sprocket caught the tip of the employee's left middle finger, causing an amputation to the fingertip.

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