# Amputations at Immunex Rhode Island Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017087584` · 8/9/2017 · WEST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND
## 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:** Lathes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Immunex Rhode Island Corporation
- **Location:** 40 Technology Way, WEST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND, 02817
- **NAICS:** 325412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a lathe when the chuck of the lathe turned unexpectedly and forced the employee's hand against an edge on the tool holder. The employee's left pinky fingertip was amputated.

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