# Amputations at U.S. Cotton, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019032988` · 3/21/2019 · CLEVELAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Cotton, LLC
- **Location:** 15501 Industrial Parkway, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44135
- **NAICS:** 339113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's left index finger was amputated as he was troubleshooting a machine. The machine was not locked out or guarded at the time, and was running.

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