# Amputations at CORNING IRWIN PLANT
> OSHA SIR `2017088091` · 8/22/2017 · PAINTED POST, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Special process machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** CORNING IRWIN PLANT
- **Location:** 792 Addison Road, PAINTED POST, NEW YORK, 14870
- **NAICS:** 327211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was clearing a clogged dust collector when it amputated two of the employee's fingertips.

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