# Amputations at Closeout Distribution, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018055215` · 5/29/2018 · TREMONT, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
## Employer
- **Name:** Closeout Distribution, Inc
- **Location:** 50 Rausch Creek Road, TREMONT, PENNSYLVANIA, 17981
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was doing preventative maintenance on a conveyor. After applying oil to the chain and sprockets, the employee used a rag to clean up spilled oil. The rag and the employee's right middle finger got caught in the chain and sprocket. About 1/4 inch of the fingertip was amputated. The machine was not guarded at the time.

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