# Amputations at BALDWIN FILTERS, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20201211727` · 12/15/2020 · YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-chain
## Employer
- **Name:** BALDWIN FILTERS, Inc.
- **Location:** 1901 HASTINGS DRIVE, YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57078
- **NAICS:** 336399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to dislodge a workpiece that had fallen off a conveyor. The employee's right middle finger was caught in a chain and sprocket, and the fingertip was amputated.

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