# Amputations at O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016031887` · 3/2/2016 · NORTH HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **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:** O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc.
- **Location:** 7 Grasso Avenue, NORTH HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06473
- **NAICS:** 332994
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at approximately 3:30 PM, an employee was operating a CNC machine. The employee opened the protective door of the machine to clean the chips from the fixture with an air hose. When his hand was close to the spindle area, the cutting tool struck his finger, amputating his fingertip.

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