# Amputations at KW Plastics, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022010345` · 1/12/2022 · TROY, ALABAMA
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
## Employer
- **Name:** KW Plastics, Inc
- **Location:** 110 Henderson Hwy, TROY, ALABAMA, 36079
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was tightening the tension of a conveyor belt when their right index finger got caught in the conveyor, resulting in amputation to the first joint. The conveyor was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

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