# Amputations at Associated Materials LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016076222` · 7/11/2016 · CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO
## 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:** 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 maintenance on the conveyor of the "butterfly" machine when the chain drive activated and caught his left ring finger, amputating the fingertip to the first knuckle. 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*