# Amputations at Velex
> OSHA SIR `2015042319` · 4/24/2015 · BRONX, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Entangled in other object or equipment
- **Source:** Rope, twine, string
- **Secondary source:** Drills-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Velex
- **Location:** 2023 Burr Ave, BRONX, NEW YORK, 10461
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding a piece of string connected to a drill bit; when the drill cycled, it partially amputated the employee's right index finger.

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