# Amputations at LafargeNorth America
> OSHA SIR `2017109857` · 10/13/2017 · CLEVELAND, 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:** LafargeNorth America
- **Location:** 2500 Elm Ave, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44113
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clean a hopper screen when his right-hand index and middle fingers were caught and amputated by the blades of the hopper's dust collection system. The hopper 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*