# Amputations at Clack Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016010909` · 1/29/2016 · WINDSOR, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Clack Corporation
- **Location:** 4462 Duraform Lane, WINDSOR, WISCONSIN, 53598
- **NAICS:** 326122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a piece of machinery that was not working properly. When the employee tried to check the tension in the chain with his left index finger, the chain pulled his finger into the chain and sprocket, amputating his left index fingertip. The machine was unguarded and running at the time of the incident.

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