# Amputations at AFAM Concept, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021981` · 2/22/2019 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AFAM Concept, Inc.
- **Location:** 7401 S. Pulaski Road Suite E, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60629
- **NAICS:** 325620
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a double pouch sealant machine. The blade caught the employee's finger, amputating the tip.

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