# Amputations at NOX US, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023021849` · 2/28/2023 · FOSTORIA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** NOX US, LLC
- **Location:** 931 South Springville Avenue, FOSTORIA, OHIO, 44830
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 28, 2023, at approximately 2:00 PM, an employee was stacking product on the boxing line. Her gloves became caught on the chain on the underside of the line, pulling the employee's glove and finger into the sprocket. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the right ring finger.

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