# Amputations at General Electric Aviation
> OSHA SIR `2016032019` · 3/4/2016 · LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Milling machines
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** General Electric Aviation
- **Location:** 1000 Western Avenue, LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, 01910
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was tapping a part on a milling machine when his glove became caught on the rotating tap. His left thumb was partially amputated under his fingernail.

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