# Amputations at Fibrix
> OSHA SIR `2016098951` · 9/21/2016 · PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Fibrix
- **Location:** 226 Prestige Drive, PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI, 38863
- **NAICS:** 313230
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's right thumb was caught in a chain and sprocket while removing fiber from an idler, amputating the thumb tip at the nail. The idler was not locked/tagged out at the time.

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