# Amputations at Ilpea Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019022012` · 2/22/2019 · GALESBURG, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Extruding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Ilpea Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 611 S Linwood Road, GALESBURG, ILLINOIS, 61401
- **NAICS:** 326220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 10:45 a.m., on February 22, 2019, an employee was working at an extruder line, clearing accumulated plastic between the guillotine blade and pulley belts. The timed chopping cycle took place, amputating the employee's left index finger above the first knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

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