# Amputations at 3M
> OSHA SIR `2018032241` · 3/6/2018 · BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
- **Source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** 3M
- **Location:** 601 22nd Avenue South, BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57006
- **NAICS:** 339113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing unwanted film material from a machine when he flipped a small piece of the material with his finger. His right index finger was then caught in the belt and pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The belt and pulley were unguarded at the time.

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