# Amputations at Carpenter Latrobe Specialty Metals
> OSHA SIR `2015086038` · 8/24/2015 · LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Carpenter Latrobe Specialty Metals
- **Location:** 2626 Ligonier Street, LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15650
- **NAICS:** 331221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance technician was working on the #2 GB Dust Collector/Grinder to change the belt on the motor. The employee's right pinky finger got caught between the belt and the fly wheel, amputating part of his finger.

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