# Amputations at Sterilite of Alabama LLC
> OSHA SIR `20161211329` · 12/5/2016 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Sealing, stapling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Sterilite of Alabama LLC
- **Location:** 1551 Sterilite Drive, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35215
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on the chain and sprocket to a tape machine. As he used a tool to tighten the chain, his hand slipped and his right index finger contacted the moving chain. His right index finger was partially amputated (approximately 2-2.5 cm). The machine was running and was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

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