# Amputations at The Dyson Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2015020731` · 2/24/2015 · PAINESVILLE, OHIO
## 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 regular operation
- **Source:** Threading and tapping machines
## Employer
- **Name:** The Dyson Corporation
- **Location:** 53 Freedom Road, PAINESVILLE, OHIO, 44077
- **NAICS:** 332111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a t6 roll-threading machine. He placed a bar into the machine; the machine cycled and caught his hand between the bar and the machine.  His right middle finger was partially amputated.

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