# Amputations at Eco Glass Production Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021109153` · 10/23/2021 · MEDLEY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Suits, coats, jackets
## Employer
- **Name:** Eco Glass Production Inc.
- **Location:** 9101 NW 87 Avenue, MEDLEY, FLORIDA, 33178
- **NAICS:** 332321
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a glass washer. To test the machine, the employee placed glass at the entrance to the washer. The pinion gear caught his jacket and the machine partially amputated his left arm. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

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