# Amputations at Kerex Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017099299` · 9/28/2017 · BREEZEWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Kerex Inc.
- **Location:** 1106 South Breezewood Road, BREEZEWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA, 15533
- **NAICS:** 321912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working near an unguarded chain drive when he slipped and fell. His left hand was caught by the machine, partially amputating his left index finger.

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