# Amputations at Feltchs Machine Shop
> OSHA SIR `2020076433` · 7/9/2020 · HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Lathes, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Feltchs Machine Shop
- **Location:** 231 Baltimore St, HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17331
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While sanding an axle on a lathe, an employee suffered amputations to the right index, ring, and little fingers (to the first knuckle), as well as the tip of the middle finger when their glove was caught in the lathe.

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