# Amputations at Polymer Industries, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018010713` · 1/22/2018 · PISGAH, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Polymer Industries, LLC
- **Location:** 25 Wann Circle, PISGAH, ALABAMA, 35765
- **NAICS:** 326121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a power drill to clean the barrel of an extrusion line when the employee's glove became entangled in the drill. As a result, the employee's left pinky finger was amputated.

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