# Amputations at Elite Elastomers of Ohio LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020076889` · 7/21/2020 · WOOSTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Elite Elastomers of Ohio LLC
- **Location:** 1205 E. Bowman St., WOOSTER, OHIO, 44691
- **NAICS:** 326299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing debris from a conveyor when a pedal on the machine caught his right index finger resulting in an amputation to the first knuckle.

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