# Amputations at Nidec Motor Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2015063895` · 6/19/2015 · MENA, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Shearing machines
## Employer
- **Name:** Nidec Motor Corporation
- **Location:** 500 N Morrow St, MENA, ARKANSAS, 71953
- **NAICS:** 335312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hold-down clamp to position material to be sheared. While adjusting the hold-down clamp, the machine cycled, crushing and amputating the tip of his right-hand middle finger.

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