# Amputations at QPS Employment Group, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018010246` · 1/9/2018 · WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** QPS Employment Group, Inc.
- **Location:** Generac, WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN, 53190
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was attempting to reach wires behind a conveyor when she tripped the conveyor's automatic start. The conveyor then pulled her glove into the conveyor and amputated her left middle finger.

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