# Amputations at Chemours Company, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019055144` · 5/21/2019 · PASS CHRISTIAN, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Sealing, stapling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Chemours Company, LLC
- **Location:** 7685 Kiln Delisle Road, PASS CHRISTIAN, MISSISSIPPI, 39571
- **NAICS:** 325188
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was doing routine maintenance (replacing worn belts) on a bag sealing machine when his left hand was caught in the machine. The employee's hand was crushed and burned and a fingertip was amputated. The machine was not 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*