# Amputations at CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018099908` · 9/25/2018 · HARRISONVILLE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Special process machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.
- **Location:** 1607 Anaconda Road, HARRISONVILLE, MISSOURI, 64701
- **NAICS:** 325611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear salt from an inductor. The system energized, causing a gate to close on the employee's hand. This resulted in an amputation of the right ring finger to the nail.

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