# Amputations at METAL CONTAINER CORP.
> OSHA SIR `2016098639` · 9/13/2016 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## 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:** Conveyors-belt
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** METAL CONTAINER CORP.
- **Location:** 1100 N. ELLIS RD., JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32254
- **NAICS:** 332431
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking the belt tension and adjusting the motor bracket on a conveyor when his glove was caught in the belt. The pulley then pinched and amputated his left-hand index finger. The belt guard was removed at the time.

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