# Amputations at Cobey Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016065524` · 6/21/2016 · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Sandblasters-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Cobey Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Ship Canal Parkway, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14218
- **NAICS:** 333912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered three fingertip amputations while unclogging a sandblaster.

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