# Amputations at Armstrong Pumps Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016043016` · 4/11/2016 · NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK
## 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:** Drills-stationary
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Armstrong Pumps Inc.
- **Location:** 93 East Avenue, NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK, 14120
- **NAICS:** 333911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While using a magnetic drill, an employee's gloved hand was drawn into the drill, amputating the right thumb above the first knuckle.

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