# Amputations involving bone loss at American Builders Supply
> OSHA SIR `20241211193` · 12/4/2024 · SANFORD, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Drives, belts, chains
## Employer
- **Name:** American Builders Supply
- **Location:** 901 Wylly Ave., SANFORD, FLORIDA, 32773
- **NAICS:** 444190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing the conveyor belt on a roller press when his right index finger was caught between the belt and the steel pulley. The employee sustained an amputation of the finger to the first knuckle.

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