# Amputations at Kinsley Connstruction
> OSHA SIR `2016065083` · 6/8/2016 · ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Kinsley Connstruction
- **Location:** 717 North Krocks Road, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18106
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee turned on a core drilling machine. The machine was stuck, resulting in him being knocked to the ground. The drill base kept spinning and went over his hand, amputating his left ring fingertip.

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