# Amputations at BENJAMIN MOORE & CO.
> OSHA SIR `20181010265` · 10/4/2018 · JOHNSTOWN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** BENJAMIN MOORE & CO.
- **Location:** UNION AVE EXT, JOHNSTOWN, NEW YORK, 12095
- **NAICS:** 325510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had adjusted the tension on a machine's chain/belt, then energized the machine to evaluate its operation. His hand slipped into the chain area; his finger was caught between the chain and sprocket, and he suffered partial amputations to the left ring and middle fingers. At the time of the incident, the machine's lockout/tagout had been removed and the chain area was unguarded.

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