# Amputations at Fram Filtration
> OSHA SIR `2015086069` · 8/24/2015 · GREENVILLE, OHIO
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Product assembly machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Fram Filtration
- **Location:** 851 Jackson Street, GREENVILLE, OHIO, 45331
- **NAICS:** 324191
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee performing quality checks on filters leaving the assembly line amputated the left pinky finger from the first knuckle when it was caught between the vertical guide rail and the horizontal dead plate. The force of the backed up filters contributed to the injury.

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