# Amputations at Metaldyne Sintered Ridgway, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023109064` · 10/1/2023 · RIDGWAY, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Metaldyne Sintered Ridgway, LLC
- **Location:** 1149 Rocky Road, RIDGWAY, PENNSYLVANIA, 15853
- **NAICS:** 332117
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking a break from unloading the sintering furnace. His left hand became caught between two conveyor belts resulting in amputation of the index fingertip.

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