# Amputations at Polyglass USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017021146` · 2/6/2017 · HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Polyglass USA, Inc.
- **Location:** 555 Oakridge Rd, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18202
- **NAICS:** 324122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding material into a set of calendar rolls when the operator started the machine. The employee's gloved hand was then caught in the machine and his finger was amputated. The machine was not locked out 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*