# Amputations at Niagara Frontier Equipment Sales, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016032068` · 3/8/2016 · LOCKPORT, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Niagara Frontier Equipment Sales, Inc.
- **Location:** 4060 Lake Ave, LOCKPORT, NEW YORK, 14094
- **NAICS:** 444210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee's hand came into contact with an engine fan blade, amputating his right index finger and lacerating other fingers.

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