# Amputations at SVC Manufacturing, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2021032613` · 3/28/2021 · MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Conveyors-live roller
- **Secondary source:** Skids, pallets
## Employer
- **Name:** SVC Manufacturing, Incorporated
- **Location:** 750 Oakhill Road, MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA, 18707
- **NAICS:** 312112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was ripping off excess plastic from a pallet on a conveyor when their left hand was crushed between a pallet and a metal stop on a roller conveyor. The employee sustained a middle finger amputation to the first knuckle.

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