# Amputations at Elliott Group
> OSHA SIR `2016099280` · 9/30/2016 · BELLE VERNON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Drills-stationary
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Elliott Group
- **Location:** 236 Finley Road, BELLE VERNON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15012
- **NAICS:** 333611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was drilling holes in a half-inch steel plate using an electromagnetic drill. As he was removing the drill bit from the last hole, a stinger caught his glove and pulled his hand toward the drill bit, amputating his left index fingertip.

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