# Amputations at Malteurope Malting Company
> OSHA SIR `2020109957` · 10/19/2020 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Malteurope Malting Company
- **Location:** 3830 W. Grant St., MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53215
- **NAICS:** 423990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing the drive belt on a 40-inch exhaust fan. A finger was caught between the belt and pulley 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*