# Amputations at Subcom Cable System LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019033010` · 3/22/2019 · NEWINGTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Subcom Cable System LLC
- **Location:** 100 Piscataqua Drive, NEWINGTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03801
- **NAICS:** 517910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee received a partial amputation to his right middle finger while attempting to secure a load on a tractor-trailer at their facility. Air was released to lower the rollers on the bed of the truck; the employee's right hand was pinched in the rolling slots, causing an amputation to his middle finger.

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