# Amputations at QubicaAMF Worldwide, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018021175` · 2/5/2018 · LOWVILLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** QubicaAMF Worldwide, LLC
- **Location:** 7412 Utica Boulevard, LOWVILLE, NEW YORK, 13367
- **NAICS:** 339920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee noticed a belt guard was off-center and was attempting to move the guard when his fingers wrapped around the back of the guard, coming into contact with the pinch point of the belt and pulley. His left index fingertip was amputated.

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