# Amputations at Exide Technologies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191212646` · 12/9/2019 · LAURELDALE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Exide Technologies, Inc.
- **Location:** 3000 Montrose Avenue, LAURELDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19605
- **NAICS:** 325991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a drying problem on a pellet dryer. The employee removed the airlock hose on the bottom of the dryer and used his right pinky finger to sweep away a piece of debris. The airlock rotated and caught his leather glove. When he pulled his hand out, his right pinky fingertip was amputated.

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