# Amputations at Forte Power Systems, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20171211570` · 12/6/2017 · HEFLIN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Forte Power Systems, LLC
- **Location:** 6771 Highway 78 East, HEFLIN, ALABAMA, 36264
- **NAICS:** 331318
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a piece of rope attached to the outer flange of a machine when her glove and right hand were pulled into the turning machinery, amputating her right middle finger.

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