# Amputations at Pennhills Resources, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20171212336` · 12/27/2017 · KANE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Pennhills Resources, LLC
- **Location:** 3055 Route 219, KANE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16735
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were working on a forklift due to a belt issue. The injured employee was working on the belt when the other employee started the forklift. The belt and pulley in the forklift motor then amputated the injured employee's right index fingertip.

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