# Amputations at NICHOLS PORTLAND, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016043092` · 4/13/2016 · PORTLAND, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Grinders, abraders
## Employer
- **Name:** NICHOLS PORTLAND, LLC
- **Location:** 2400 CONGRESS STREET, PORTLAND, MAINE, 04102
- **NAICS:** 333999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 4/13/15, at approximately 5:00 p.m., an employee was setting up a metal grinding machine. During the setup process, he attempted to remove the part that was to be worked on. The manual control was in the reverse position at the time. As he pushed the job button with his right hand, his left ring finger was caught between the part and a machine guide, amputating his fingertip.

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