# Amputations at CROWN PLASTICS
> OSHA SIR `2017031932` · 3/1/2017 · FESTUS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** CROWN PLASTICS
- **Location:** 918 Airport Road, FESTUS, MISSOURI, 63028
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a machine (similar to a wood lathe) when he noticed a sound suggesting a loose belt. While troubleshooting, his fingers were caught in the pulley and crushed.

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