# Amputations at MPM Silicons LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016043532` · 4/28/2016 · FRIENDLY, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** MPM Silicons LLC
- **Location:** 10851 Energy Highway, FRIENDLY, WEST VIRGINIA, 26146
- **NAICS:** 325199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 28, 2016, at approximately 1:10 p.m., a maintenance employee was repairing a thin film evaporator machine. While he was removing the rotor assembly, his left middle finger was pinched between a nut and metal belt sheave, amputating his fingertip.

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