# Amputations at Gabriel Steel Erectors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019065950` · 6/12/2019 · NEW YORK, 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Drills-stationary
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Gabriel Steel Erectors, Inc.
- **Location:** 53 West 53rd Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10019
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An ironworker was using a magnetic drill to drill a steel beam. The drill bit caught his left glove and amputated his left thumb.

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