# Amputations at HEADWATERS INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016109655` · 10/13/2016 · CUMBERLAND CITY, TENNESSEE
## 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:** Conveyors-live roller
- **Secondary source:** Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** HEADWATERS INC.
- **Location:** 244 Old Highway 149, CUMBERLAND CITY, TENNESSEE, 37050
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On October 13, 2016, an employee was troubleshooting a squealing roller on a conveyor. The guard was removed and the employee tapped on the roller with a hammer. The roller caught the hammer and pulled his finger into it. He was transferred to the hospital where the left index finger was amputated at the first joint.

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