# Amputations at Progressive Foam Technologies Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022087518` · 8/24/2022 · BEACH CITY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Progressive Foam Technologies Inc
- **Location:** 6753 Chestnut Ridge Rd NW, BEACH CITY, OHIO, 44608
- **NAICS:** 326150
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 24, 2022, at approximately 5:00 PM, an employee was cleaning off a photo eye on the lamination line. The machine cycled and a gate lowered, amputating the employee's right ring fingertip.

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