# Amputations at J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191011224` · 10/28/2019 · COCHRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 15659 Delano Road, COCHRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 16314
- **NAICS:** 326122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two maintenance employees were trying to clear a clogged pipe using a small piece of metal. One of the employees was holding down the manual button on a solenoid so the gate would stay open. The employee holding the button let go of the button and the gate closed on the other employee's finger. He suffered a right middle fingertip amputation.

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