# Amputations at Breitinger Company
> OSHA SIR `2023098504` · 9/14/2023 · MANSFIELD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Breitinger Company
- **Location:** 595 Oakenwaldt St., MANSFIELD, OHIO, 44905
- **NAICS:** 336399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 14, 2023, an employee was removing a stuck part from a conveyor belt when their glove became caught in the conveyor, resulting in a partial amputation of the right index fingertip.

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