# Amputations at Day & Zimmermann
> OSHA SIR `2015118345` · 11/5/2015 · WATERFORD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Day & Zimmermann
- **Location:** Rope Ferry Rd, WATERFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06385
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee injured his finger with a battery power drill while dismantling scaffolding.  The employee's glove got caught in the drill and twisted. The injury required a partial amputation of the tip of his right ring finger.

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