# Amputations at B Braun Medical Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022065060` · 6/12/2022 · ALLENTOWN, 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:** Plastic injection molding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** B Braun Medical Inc.
- **Location:** 901 Marcon Blvd., ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18109
- **NAICS:** 423450
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking for an air leak on an injection molding machine. The machine actuated, causing amputation to the employee's left index finger.

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