# Amputations at Menzies Aviation (USA) Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020098932` · 9/20/2020 · TAMUNING, GUAM
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
- **Secondary source:** Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
## Employer
- **Name:** Menzies Aviation (USA) Inc.
- **Location:** 770. E Sunset Blvd, TAMUNING, GUAM, 96913
- **NAICS:** 488190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a baggage belt and was using a towel to clean the belt. The belt pulled the towel and the employee's left hand into the belt. His left middle finger was caught in the chain and sprocket and amputated.

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