# Amputations at BIERY CHEESE CO.
> OSHA SIR `2015041979` · 4/14/2015 · LOUISVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-chain
## Employer
- **Name:** BIERY CHEESE CO.
- **Location:** 6544 PARIS AVE., LOUISVILLE, OHIO, 44641
- **NAICS:** 311513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing preventive maintenance on the conveyor leading to the robot packer.  He removed the chain drive guard to lubricate the chain; the chain was running at the time.  While trying to replace the guard after finishing, he dropped a bolt near the sprocket. When he went to retrieve the bolt, the chain and sprocket caught the end of his right index finger, amputating the fingertip.

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