# Amputations at EJ Deseta, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171010267` · 10/26/2017 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Drills-powered
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** EJ Deseta, Inc.
- **Location:** 3600 Civic Blvd., PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19104
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was drilling holes in a metal angle piece when the metal angle slipped and his glove became wrapped up in the drill bit, severing a finger.

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