# Amputations at Albemarle Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2018043219` · 4/4/2018 · MAGNOLIA, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Albemarle Corporation
- **Location:** 2270 Highway 79 S, MAGNOLIA, ARKANSAS, 71753
- **NAICS:** 213111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sliding a mechanical seal/sleeve onto a shaft. The shaft has a small groove with sharp edges. The employee's hand was on the shaft with his finger in the groove. When the employee slid the mechanical seal/sleeve on the groove, it amputated his right index fingertip.

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