# Amputations at Seymour Torem Jewelry Polishers
> OSHA SIR `2018056552` · 5/14/2018 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Honing, polishing, lapping machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Seymour Torem Jewelry Polishers
- **Location:** 75 W 47th St, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10036
- **NAICS:** 448310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a polishing wheel and amputated a fingertip.

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