# Amputations at Duraline Corp.
> OSHA SIR `20181111980` · 11/21/2018 · ELYRIA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Duraline Corp.
- **Location:** 860 Garden St., ELYRIA, OHIO, 44035
- **NAICS:** 424990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a tape-making loom. A knot formed in the line; as it tightened, it caught and amputated the tip of the employee's little finger.

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