# Amputations at Down-Lite International, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023043654` · 4/24/2023 · MASON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Bottling, canning, filling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Down-Lite International, Inc.
- **Location:** 8153 Duke Boulevard, MASON, OHIO, 45040
- **NAICS:** 314120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While clearing a clog inside a pillow fill machine, a temporary employee's fingertip was amputated by the blade mechanism.

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