# Amputations at Energy Construction Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015020526` · 2/18/2015 · WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Energy Construction Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 1 New Bond St, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01615
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was performing a visual inspection of a motor, lost his balance, and placed his hand on a running motor. His right hand slipped below the guard and his fingers slipped into the running belt and spindle, severing the tips of his index and middle fingers.

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