# Amputations at U.S. Tsubaki Automotive, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023076545` · 7/21/2023 · CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Tsubaki Automotive, LLC
- **Location:** 106 Lonczak Drive, CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS, 01022
- **NAICS:** 336310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in a dust collector when it activated, causing the scraper motor to rotate. Their left middle and index fingers were partially amputated.

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