# Amputations at Novolex
> OSHA SIR `2017076750` · 7/20/2017 · COLDWATER, OHIO
## 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:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Novolex
- **Location:** 620 Hardin Street, COLDWATER, OHIO, 45828
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a machine when a coworker activated it. His hand was pulled into the gears by the belt and pulley, amputating his right index and middle fingers. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.

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