# Amputations at The Hughes Agency
> OSHA SIR `2015108042` · 10/27/2015 · LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
## 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, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Hughes Agency
- **Location:** Priority Wire, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72206
- **NAICS:** 561311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding wire into a stripping machine that removes plastic from the wire when his fingers were pulled into the machine.  His fingers were crushed and severely cut. His left index finger was amputated between the first knuckle and the fingertip.

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