# Amputations at J.D. Eckman, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2017010095` · 1/4/2017 · LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Drilling machines, drilling augers
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** J.D. Eckman, Incorporated
- **Location:** Routes 741 and 283, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17601
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting in a dowel drilling operation and attempting to steady the drill when his glove was caught in the drill bit. His left fourth fingertip was then amputated by the drill bit.

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