# Amputations at Iceland Direct
> OSHA SIR `20201010311` · 10/30/2020 · CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY
## 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
## Employer
- **Name:** Iceland Direct
- **Location:** 127 Kingsland Avenue, CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY, 07014
- **NAICS:** 325411
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A machine operator was cleaning the conveyor belt when the cleaning pad was caught between the belt and pulley. The employee's gloved hand was then pulled into the moving belt and pulley resulting in amputation of an index finger.

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