# Amputations at Life Plus International
> OSHA SIR `2015107620` · 10/13/2015 · BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Bottling, canning, filling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Life Plus International
- **Location:** 45 Sherrill Dr, BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72501
- **NAICS:** 424210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning the powder filler machine. In the process, a conveyor belt pulled in the cloth she was using to wipe down the machine and the tip of her middle right hand finger was amputated. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

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