# Amputations at Perstorp Polyols, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023021736` · 2/23/2023 · TOLEDO, 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Perstorp Polyols, Inc.
- **Location:** 600 Matzinger Rd., TOLEDO, OHIO, 43612
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 23, 2023, an employee was cleaning an auger in preparation to run product through. As the employee was cleaning the auger, their right middle finger was caught by the screw and housing, resulting in amputation.

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