# Amputations at Super Brush, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019055334` · 5/28/2019 · SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Super Brush, LLC
- **Location:** 800 Worcester Street, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01151
- **NAICS:** 339999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 28, 2019, an employee was attempting to clear a jam from a foam swab machine when the employee's right hand was caught between the chain and sprocket, resulting in a middle fingertip amputation. The machine was guarded and 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*