# Amputations at Glauber Equipment Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016021302` · 2/11/2016 · ELMA, NEW YORK
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Glauber Equipment Corporation
- **Location:** 7021 Seneca Street, ELMA, NEW YORK, 14059
- **NAICS:** 332410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had just completed performing preventative maintenance on a blower unit. When the employee restarted the equipment to determine if it was functioning, his right middle finger was caught in the belt and pulley, amputating the finger at the first joint. The belt guard was not in place 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*