# Amputations at BECTON DICKINSON
> OSHA SIR `2018066449` · 6/28/2018 · COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-chain
## Employer
- **Name:** BECTON DICKINSON
- **Location:** 1852 10TH AVENUE, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, 68601
- **NAICS:** 339112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting the conveyor and severed the distal tip of his right index finger when his right hand contacted the chain and gear.

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