# Amputations at Zanesville Pallet Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018032636` · 3/16/2018 · ZANESVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Zanesville Pallet Inc.
- **Location:** 2235 Licking Road, ZANESVILLE, OHIO, 43702
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 16, 2018, an employee was unjamming a pallet. The hand movement triggered the electronic eye to load another pallet and the employee's left hand was caught between the two pallets, resulting in a fracture and fingertip amputation of the fifth finger requiring surgery.

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