# Amputations at Mapei Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016032706` · 3/31/2016 · FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Mapei Corporation
- **Location:** Mapei Corporation, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33311
- **NAICS:** 325520
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 31, 2016, an employee experienced the amputation of the left middle fingertip when it was caught between a conveyor belt and a pallet. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

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