# Amputations at Berkshire Hathaway
> OSHA SIR `20211211022` · 12/23/2021 · PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Berkshire Hathaway
- **Location:** 908 John Bussey Drive, PHENIX CITY, ALABAMA, 36869
- **NAICS:** 327993
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting the grinder/blower section of a machine. The employee's gloved right hand contacted a loose belt; the glove was caught between the belt and the pulley, and the employee's right index and middle fingertips were amputated.

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