# Amputations at Tarkett USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019067865` · 6/14/2019 · MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Tarkett USA, Inc.
- **Location:** 16035 Industrial Pkwy, MIDDLEFIELD, OHIO, 44062
- **NAICS:** 321211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a jam inside a dust collector chute when a rotating part in the chute amputated three of the employee's fingertips.

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