# Amputations at Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 2,3)
> OSHA SIR `2017109974` · 10/17/2017 · WAUPACA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metalworking lathes
## Employer
- **Name:** Waupaca Foundry Inc. (Plant 2,3)
- **Location:** 1955 Brunner Drive, WAUPACA, WISCONSIN, 54981
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 17, 2017, an employee was polishing a part on a manual lathe with an emery cloth while wearing gloves. The emery cloth or glove became entangled in the lathe's rotating part, and the employee's right middle finger was partially amputated.

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