# Amputations at PTC Tubular Products LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181111381` · 11/5/2018 · FAIRBURY, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Bending, crimping machines
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** PTC Tubular Products LLC
- **Location:** 23041 East 800 North Road, FAIRBURY, ILLINOIS, 61739
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's right glove was caught by a rotating tube in a tube straightener. The employee's hand was pulled into the roller, causing an amputation of the right ring finger.

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