# Amputations at Daugherty & Daugherty Investments LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017098580` · 9/6/2017 · DECATUR, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Daugherty & Daugherty Investments LLC
- **Location:** 1265 Industrial Dr., DECATUR, ARKANSAS, 72722
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a squeaky motor in a paint room booth. He was pulling the belt with his right hand to make the shaft and motor move. His right middle fingertip was then caught between the belt and pulley. When he attempted to pull his finger out, his fingertip was amputated. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.

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