# Amputations at Menards Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022065298` · 6/17/2022 · WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Menards Inc.
- **Location:** 8459 State Rt 41 NW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO, 43160
- **NAICS:** 321214
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was working on the concrete block line. The line had stopped while maintenance was tracking the conveyor belt to center it on the rollers. The injured employee attempted to secure a guide to help final product onto the conveyor and his right hand became caught between the head pulley and was pulled down into the machine. His index and middle fingers were amputated.

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