# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at Unisand Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024010834` · 1/26/2024 · MEDINA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
- **Source:** Cutters, slitters, winders paper production
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Unisand Inc
- **Location:** 1097 Industrial Parkway, MEDINA, OHIO, 44256
- **NAICS:** 327910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a slitter machine to cut an 8-inch sanding belt into two 4-inch belts. The employee's middle finger was caught by the sanding belt and pulled into the slitter knife, which amputated the finger.

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