# Amputations at Univeg Logistics America
> OSHA SIR `2016098355` · 9/5/2016 · SWEDESBORO, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
- **Secondary source:** Textiles, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Univeg Logistics America
- **Location:** 100 Dartmouth Drive #400, SWEDESBORO, NEW JERSEY, 08085
- **NAICS:** 115114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 5, 2016, an employee was cleaning a conveyor belt when the employee's cleaning rag fell in the machine. While attempting to retrieve the rag, the employee's fingertip was caught and amputated in the conveyor belt rollers.

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