# Amputations at YUASA BATTERY, INCORPORATED
> OSHA SIR `2018099613` · 9/17/2018 · LAURELDALE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Milling machines
## Employer
- **Name:** YUASA BATTERY, INCORPORATED
- **Location:** 2901 MONTROSE AVENUE, LAURELDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19605
- **NAICS:** 335912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to unjam lead ribbons in a mill machine when his right index finger became pinched between two pieces of lead, amputating his right index fingertip.

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