# Amputations at Pro-Pet LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016098489` · 9/8/2016 · SAINT MARYS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Banding, baling, strapping machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Pro-Pet LLC
- **Location:** 1400 McKinley Road, SAINT MARYS, OHIO, 45885
- **NAICS:** 311119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about September 8, 2016, at approximately 3:35 a.m., an employee was turning a belt within a bailer when his fingers were pinched between the belt and sprocket. His left index and middle fingertips were amputated.

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