# Amputations at Associated Ceramics & Technologies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181011167` · 10/30/2018 · SARVER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral
## Employer
- **Name:** Associated Ceramics & Technologies, Inc.
- **Location:** 400 North Pike Road, SARVER, PENNSYLVANIA, 16055
- **NAICS:** 327910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 30, 2018, an employee was cleaning a blender when the blade, having been rotated manually, pinched the employee's left little finger and caused an amputation of the fingertip. The machine was locked out at the time of the incident.

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