# Amputations at Formosa Plastics Corporation DE
> OSHA SIR `20171211624` · 12/7/2017 · DELAWARE CITY, DELAWARE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Formosa Plastics Corporation DE
- **Location:** 780 School House Road, DELAWARE CITY, DELAWARE, 19706
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a dryer transfer system when his hand entered the airlock and contacted the rotating blade, partially amputating his third and fourth fingertips.

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