# Amputations at Associated Materials LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016076221` · 7/11/2016 · CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Associated Materials LLC
- **Location:** 3773 State Rd, CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO, 44223
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing work on the conveyer system of the "butterfly" machine. The employee's left-hand ring finger was caught in the chain drive, amputating the fingertip.

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