# Amputations at Boomerang Rubber, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161211523` · 12/10/2016 · BOTKINS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Boomerang Rubber, Inc.
- **Location:** 105 Dinsmore St., BOTKINS, OHIO, 45306
- **NAICS:** 326299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 10, 2016, an employee's hand was pulled into a conveyor belt while attempting to remove stuck rubber, amputating three fingertips.

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