# Amputations at THOMPSON BRANDS LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016032221` · 3/14/2016 · MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT
## 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:** Special process machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** THOMPSON BRANDS LLC
- **Location:** 80 SOUTH VINE STREET, MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, 06451
- **NAICS:** 311330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee amputated the fleshy part of a finger when an automatic feeder malfunctioned.

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