# Amputations at Paris Company
> OSHA SIR `20171110504` · 11/2/2017 · RAVENNA, OHIO
## 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:** Fabric pressers and ironing appliances
## Employer
- **Name:** Paris Company
- **Location:** 650 Enterprise Pkwy, RAVENNA, OHIO, 44266
- **NAICS:** 333312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing the conveyor belt on a press and was attempting to line up the belt while another employee ran the conveyor on manual mode. The running belt then sliced his left ring finger, partially amputating it to the first knuckle.

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