# Amputations at Autozone, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021053737` · 5/6/2021 · HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Autozone, Inc.
- **Location:** 402 Stoney Creek Road, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18202
- **NAICS:** 423120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from a scissor lift to lubricate the chain and sprocket on a overhead conveyor's motor. The employee observed a rag in the conveyor. As the employee retrieved the rag, his right pinky finger got caught in the conveyor chain/sprocket 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*