# Amputations at Penn Aluminum International LLC
> OSHA SIR `20211110065` · 11/20/2021 · HARLINGEN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Penn Aluminum International LLC
- **Location:** 5602 E Harrison Ave, HARLINGEN, TEXAS, 78550
- **NAICS:** 331316
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 10:15 p.m. on November 20, 2021, an employee was adjusting a belt when it was activated elsewhere. The belt moved; the belt and gear amputated the employee's right index fingertip at the first knuckle, as well as lacerating the employee's right middle finger. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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