# Amputations at Vargo
> OSHA SIR `20171010109` · 10/20/2017 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Vargo
- **Location:** 2701 Charter Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43228
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was performing preventative maintenance on a conveyor when he sustained a fingertip amputation.

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