# Amputations at PPG
> OSHA SIR `20191112274` · 11/26/2019 · CLEVELAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Spray, paint booths
## Employer
- **Name:** PPG
- **Location:** 3800 W. 143 ST., CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44111
- **NAICS:** 325510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an air-actuated spray booth damper when he sustained an amputation to his right thumb at the first knuckle.

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