# Amputations at Eastern Vault Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020099050` · 9/23/2020 · PRINCETON, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Conveyors-live roller
## Employer
- **Name:** Eastern Vault Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 494 Courthouse Road, PRINCETON, WEST VIRGINIA, 24740
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee squatted down to observe a non-working conveyor roller. His gloved left index finger was caught in a rotating chain underneath 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*