# Amputations at Mailing Services of Pittsburgh, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021119542` · 11/4/2021 · BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Mailing and metering machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Mailing Services of Pittsburgh, Inc.
- **Location:** 21 Naus Way, BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17815
- **NAICS:** 541860
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a maintenance mechanic adjust the drive clutch and belt on an envelope inserter machine. The side guard panel of the machine had been removed and the machine was powered. The machine was started, and the employee's right arm and hand were pulled into the power transmission belt. Two fingers on the hand were amputated.

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