# Amputations at Cardington Yutaka Technologies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161110764` · 11/16/2016 · CARDINGTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-chain
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Cardington Yutaka Technologies, Inc.
- **Location:** 575 West Main St., CARDINGTON, OHIO, 43315
- **NAICS:** 336399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 16, 2016, an employee was retrieving parts from a new washer when his glove was caught in the chain conveyor and subsequently caught between the chain and a rotating shaft. His right middle fingertip was amputated. The chain and shaft were unguarded 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*