# Amputations at UNITED ROTARY BRUSH CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `20191212649` · 12/9/2019 · PLAIN CITY, OHIO
## 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:** UNITED ROTARY BRUSH CORPORATION
- **Location:** 8150 Business Way, PLAIN CITY, OHIO, 43064
- **NAICS:** 339994
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear jammed wire from machinery when the employee's hand entered the point of operation. The machine then cycled, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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