# Amputations at Techo-Bloc Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2021119913` · 11/15/2021 · PEN ARGYL, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Techo-Bloc Incorporated
- **Location:** 852 Pennsylvania Ave, PEN ARGYL, PENNSYLVANIA, 18072
- **NAICS:** 327331
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a block making machine. The machine cycled and amputated their right thumb. The machine was not locked out at the time.

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