# Amputations at ENERSYS ENERGY PRODUCTS
> OSHA SIR `2017054239` · 5/10/2017 · WARRENSBURG, MISSOURI
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** ENERSYS ENERGY PRODUCTS
- **Location:** 617 N RIDGEVIEW DR, WARRENSBURG, MISSOURI, 64093
- **NAICS:** 335911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove dried lead paste from a paddle at the outlet of a hopper when his glove became caught on a sprocket or drive chain on the hopper. His right middle finger was pulled approximately 1/2 inch into the chain, amputating it at the first knuckle. The chain was unguarded at the time.

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