# Amputations at Elkhart Products Corporation (EPC)
> OSHA SIR `2017109485` · 10/3/2017 · FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Elkhart Products Corporation (EPC)
- **Location:** 3265 Hwy 71 S, FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72701
- **NAICS:** 423720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a copper elbow that was jammed in an elbow machine. When the part was removed, the machine cycled and amputated two of the employee's right-hand fingers. The machine was unguarded at the time.

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