# Amputations at ULTRA-POLY CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2017053975` · 5/2/2017 · PORTLAND, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Extruding machinery
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** ULTRA-POLY CORPORATION
- **Location:** 102 DEMI RD., PORTLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, 18351
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on an extruder when his glove became caught in the machine. The extruder then pulled his hand in and amputated a fingertip. The machine was not locked out at the time.

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