# Amputations at Oasis Foods Company
> OSHA SIR `2020032224` · 3/9/2020 · HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Dairy and milk processing machinery-specialized
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Oasis Foods Company
- **Location:** 635 Ramsey Ave, HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY, 07205
- **NAICS:** 311999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to remove built-up margarine that was clogging a machine. The machine caught her glove and amputated the tip of her finger.

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