# Amputations at Viwinco Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019077639` · 7/26/2019 · MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Viwinco Inc
- **Location:** 851 Hemlock Road, MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19543
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lubricating a chain and sprocket when he dropped the spray nozzle. He was attempting to retrieve the nozzle when his finger was caught by the chain and sprocket, resulting in a left index fingertip amputation. The chain and sprocket were covered 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*