# Amputations at Westlake Chemical
> OSHA SIR `2020109358` · 10/2/2020 · GALLMAN, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Westlake Chemical
- **Location:** 20043 Hwy 51, GALLMAN, MISSISSIPPI, 39077
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a dicer and got caught between the belt and pulley resulting in amputation of the right thumb tip and tissue damage to an index finger.

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