# Amputations at Ashley Furniture Industries LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021098223` · 9/23/2021 · POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Sealing, stapling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Ashley Furniture Industries LLC
- **Location:** 50 Keystone Blvd. E, POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17901
- **NAICS:** 337125
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was attempting to unclog a bag sealer when his left index finger was caught between the heating element and clamp device, resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip.

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