# Amputations at ASARCO HAYDEN SMELTER
> OSHA SIR `2018054262` · 5/2/2018 · HAYDEN, ARIZONA
## 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:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ASARCO HAYDEN SMELTER
- **Location:** ROUTE 177 AND ASARCO RD., HAYDEN, ARIZONA, 85235
- **NAICS:** 331411
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a feeder's conveyor belt pulley, which was not moving. He was checking the belt's tension when it started to move, catching his right index finger and resulting in an amputation of the first digit. The feeder was not locked out and was unguarded at the time of the incident.

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