# Amputations at Curtiss Wright Industries
> OSHA SIR `2015051787` · 5/20/2015 · FREEPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Lathes, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Curtiss Wright Industries
- **Location:** 203 Armstrong Drive, FREEPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 16229
- **NAICS:** 333298
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a right ring finger amputation while operating a lathe in the manufacturing department.

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