# Amputations at Rea Magnet Wire Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016054176` · 5/13/2016 · GUILFORD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **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, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Rea Magnet Wire Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 129 Soundview Road, GUILFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06437
- **NAICS:** 331222
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a machine when his right middle and ring fingertips were amputated by the machine's unguarded chains and sprockets.

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