# Amputations at Belmont Confections, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019011160` · 1/31/2019 · YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Belmont Confections, Inc.
- **Location:** 4718 Belmont Ave, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, 44502
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up foil wrap on a new wrap machine. He reached into his back pocket with his right hand while his left hand remained in contact with the machine. His left hand then slid and contacted the blades of the running machine, resulting in a partial left middle fingertip amputation. The blades were guarded 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*