# Amputations at Sekisui Kydex LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022054697` · 5/31/2022 · 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:** Extruding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Sekisui Kydex LLC
- **Location:** 6685 Low St., BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17815
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting the hopper of an extrusion machine after one of the bladders stopped working. The machine started up as the employee's left index finger was on a gear, resulting in amputation.

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