# Amputations at Fastenal Company
> OSHA SIR `2021108702` · 10/8/2021 · JESSUP, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
## Employer
- **Name:** Fastenal Company
- **Location:** 1225 Mid-Valley Drive, JESSUP, PENNSYLVANIA, 18434
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a conveyor that was under lockout. The moving parts of a nearby conveyor pulled in a rag he had wrapped around his left hand, and his index fingertip was amputated. The operating conveyor was not guarded at the time.

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