# Amputations at C & D Recycling, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021087039` · 8/18/2021 · NEWTOWN, OHIO
## 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, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** C & D Recycling, Inc.
- **Location:** 7960 Main Street, NEWTOWN, OHIO, 45244
- **NAICS:** 562119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was changing a belt on an electric apron feeder. The machine activated and amputated the tip of the employee's left index finger.

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