# Amputations at The Tapco Tube Company
> OSHA SIR `2015096927` · 9/21/2015 · MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Tapco Tube Company
- **Location:** 10748 S. Water Street Extension, MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16335
- **NAICS:** 331210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was measuring metal and lost his grip on the measuring tool. When he reached for it, his gloves were caught in the guide rollers resulting in the amputation of two fingers at the first joint.

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