# Amputations at NEW ENGLAND WIRE PRODUCTS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016021379` · 2/15/2016 · GREENSBORO, GEORGIA
## 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:** NEW ENGLAND WIRE PRODUCTS, INC.
- **Location:** 1221 S. INDUSTRIAL BLVD., GREENSBORO, GEORGIA, 30642
- **NAICS:** 332618
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee amputated fingertips while operating a shearing machine.

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