# Amputations involving bone loss at Fabco-Air, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024054172` · 5/12/2024 · GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
- **Source:** Conveyors belt, slot, chain
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Fabco-Air, Inc.
- **Location:** 3716 N.E. 49TH Ave., GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, 32609
- **NAICS:** 332911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 12, 2024, at approximately 7:00 PM, an employee was conducting maintenance/repairs to a conveyor belt when the conveyor cycled and malfunctioned, amputating the employee's left middle finger. The conveyor was energized at the time.

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