# Amputations at Mars PetCare US, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2015074503` · 7/9/2015 · CLINTON, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Mars PetCare US, Inc
- **Location:** 1 Mars Rd, CLINTON, OKLAHOMA, 73601
- **NAICS:** 311111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a clog in the rotary air lock of a central vacuum with his fingers. The first and second fingertips on his right hand were amputated, with no bone loss, in the dryer area.

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