# Amputations at Arch Polymers
> OSHA SIR `20211210314` · 12/1/2021 · MARYSVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Arch Polymers
- **Location:** 13311 Industrial Parkway, MARYSVILLE, OHIO, 43040
- **NAICS:** 325991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A pelletizer machine had malfunctioned and been turned off. An employee was checking for a clog when the machine started up; its blade amputated the employee's right little fingertip.

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