# Amputations at Mylan Pharmaceuticals
> OSHA SIR `2015129353` · 12/10/2015 · MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
## 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:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Mylan Pharmaceuticals
- **Location:** 781 Chestnut Ridge Road, MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA, 26505
- **NAICS:** 325412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an encapsulation machine and bypassed the safety interlock. The employee's hand was caught in moving parts while troubleshooting resulting in the partial amputation of the left middle finger from the tip to the second joint.

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