# Amputations at Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017043572` · 4/20/2017 · WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT
## 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-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc.
- **Location:** 99 International Drive, WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT, 06095
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 20, 2017, an employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor belt when his right thumb was caught and amputated in the belt's chain and sprocket drive.

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