# Amputations at American Sugar Refining, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022054375` · 5/19/2022 · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-screw, auger
## Employer
- **Name:** American Sugar Refining, Inc.
- **Location:** 692 Bailey Avenue, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14206
- **NAICS:** 311314
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a blockage of sugar when his finger contacted a moving screw conveyor. The employee's fingertip was amputated. The conveyor 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*