# Amputations at CleanFiber Buffalo LLC
> OSHA SIR `20201211519` · 12/8/2020 · BLASDELL, NEW YORK
## 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:** Conveyors-belt
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** CleanFiber Buffalo LLC
- **Location:** 250 Lake Ave, BLASDELL, NEW YORK, 14219
- **NAICS:** 322299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting a shroud on a conveyor during line operation when a protrusion on the conveyor belt caught on his glove, causing his right hand to pull toward the conveyor snub roller and resulting in an amputation of his index finger.

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