# Amputations at Northeastern Sheet Metal Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017064992` · 6/1/2017 · SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Air conditioning units
- **Secondary source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Northeastern Sheet Metal Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 263 Alden St, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01109
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 1, 2017, an employee was rigging an A/C unit when the unit moved, pinching and partially amputating the employee's finger between the unit and the floor.

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