# Amputations at AMPHENOL AEROSPACE
> OSHA SIR `2018044052` · 4/27/2018 · SIDNEY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Grinding, polishing machinery, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** AMPHENOL AEROSPACE
- **Location:** 191 Delaware Ave, SIDNEY, NEW YORK, 13838
- **NAICS:** 423690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was de-burring a part on a rotating machine while wearing cotton gloves when her glove was caught in the machine. Her right index finger was then amputated at the first knuckle.

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