# Amputations at Camso Manufacturing USA, Limited
> OSHA SIR `2018099609` · 9/17/2018 · PLATTSBURGH, 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:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Camso Manufacturing USA, Limited
- **Location:** 1 Industrial Blvd W Cir, PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK, 12901
- **NAICS:** 326291
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a pre-cording operation, which is part of the manufacturing of snowmobile tracks. While pulling a cord tight, the machine caught and amputated the tip of his left little finger.

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