# Amputations at U.S. NONWOVENS CORP.
> OSHA SIR `2015096986` · 9/22/2015 · HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Sealing, stapling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. NONWOVENS CORP.
- **Location:** 85 Nicon Ct., HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK, 11788
- **NAICS:** 313230
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee amputated the tip of his right ring finger while operating a machine to close boxes.

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