# Amputations at Prime-Line Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021010498` · 1/19/2021 · MALVERN, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Conveyors-chain
## Employer
- **Name:** Prime-Line Inc.
- **Location:** 2088 Wine Dot Road, MALVERN, ARKANSAS, 72104
- **NAICS:** 321219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking a panel from a conveyor when a chain popped off the track. A sprocket caught his hand and wedged it between the chain and UHMW (ultra high molecular weight polyethylene). The employee suffered two fingertip amputations on his right-hand.

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