# Amputations at Saint Gobain Ceramics & Plastics Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020098311` · 9/1/2020 · NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK
## 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:** Saint Gobain Ceramics & Plastics Inc.
- **Location:** 6600 Walmore Road, NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, 14304
- **NAICS:** 327910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A mechanic was performing maintenance on an exhaust blower when his finger got caught in a belt/pulley. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

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