# Amputations at PRO-TEC Coating Company
> OSHA SIR `2022010004` · 1/1/2022 · LEIPSIC, OHIO
## 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:** Banding, baling, strapping machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** PRO-TEC Coating Company
- **Location:** 5500 PRO-TEC Parkway, LEIPSIC, OHIO, 45856
- **NAICS:** 332812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 1, 2022, an employee was troubleshooting a bander machine. The machine's cutting sequence began while his right index finger was in the cutting area, and his finger was pinched between the slide plate and the stop plate. He suffered a partial amputation to the fingertip.

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