# Amputations at Seastrom Manufacturing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015074943` · 7/22/2015 · TWIN FALLS, IDAHO
## 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 maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Seastrom Manufacturing, Inc.
- **Location:** 456 SEASTROM ST., TWIN FALLS, IDAHO, 83301
- **NAICS:** 332116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was making adjustments to the "feed dog" on the multi-spindle screw machine located on the east side of the production building. The machine was energized at the time. The "feed dog" engaged, amputating the employee's left thumb.

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