# Amputations at Assemblers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20201211626` · 12/11/2020 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Assemblers, Inc.
- **Location:** 2850 W. Columbus Drive, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60652
- **NAICS:** 442299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 11, 2020, an employee was emptying a kettle drain from a chocolate enrober machine when the machine caused an amputation to the employee's left index finger. The machine was running at the time.

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