# Amputations at Sumitomo Rubber USA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20231010001` · 10/29/2023 · TONAWANDA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Sumitomo Rubber USA, LLC
- **Location:** 10 Sheridan Drive, TONAWANDA, NEW YORK, 14150
- **NAICS:** 326211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a tire building machine that had a bladder shaft jammed with a locking pin. The employee was turning the shaft with a wrench while his left index finger was inside the locking pin hole to determine the bladder shaft position. As the pressure on the bladder shaft was released, the locking pin fell back to home position, allowing the bladder shaft to retract. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated.

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