# Amputations at U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC, Roller Chain Holyoke Plant
> OSHA SIR `2016043536` · 4/28/2016 · HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC, Roller Chain Holyoke Plant
- **Location:** 821 MAIN ST., HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS, 01040
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a heat treat furnace. The employee's arm was caught in the furnace door as it closed, amputating it above the elbow.

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