# Amputations at LENOX
> OSHA SIR `2015040331` · 4/7/2015 · EAST LONGMEADOW, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** LENOX
- **Location:** 301 CHESTNUT STREET, EAST LONGMEADOW, MASSACHUSETTS, 01028
- **NAICS:** 332213
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about April 8, 2015, an employee amputated the tip of his right index finger when reaching into a peen machine to clear a jam. His index finger got caught between the plastic and the blade. The machine was still running. Protective gloves were not worn at the time of the incident.

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